Meanings
proper noun
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Joe and Keli Pope, a boy, Poseidon Lee Pope, Friday, Oct. 14, 2016.
2016 October 23, “[Births] Oaklawn Hospital, Marshall”, in Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, Mich.: Gannett, →OCLC, page 3C, column 12 more examples
The boy, Poseidon Quinones, had bruises on his head and torso, the police said.
2014 November 16, Benjamin Mueller, “Police Examine Death of a Boy and an Attack on a Girl”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Nov 2014Boy, Poseidon Michael, to Leve Schlotterbeck and Triton Teske, Casper
2021 June 23, “[Births] May 27, 2021”, in Casper Star-Tribune, volume 128, number 119, Casper, Wyo.: Lee Enterprises, →OCLC, page C3, column 4
Origin
- Ancient GreekΠοσειδῶν
- EnglishPoseidon
From Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν
- Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn)the god of the sea
Arabic بُوسِيدُون, بُوسَيْدُون
- بُوسِيدُون (busidun)the god of the sea
- بُوسَيْدُون (busaydun)the god of the sea
Bulgarian Посейдо́н
- Посейдо́н (Posejdón)the god of the sea
Catalan Posidó
- Posidóthe god of the sea
Chinese Mandarin 波塞冬
- 波塞冬 (Bōsàidōng)the god of the sea
Czech Poseidon, Poseidón
- Poseidonthe god of the sea
- Poseidónthe god of the sea
Danish Poseidon
- Poseidonthe god of the sea
Dutch Poseidon
- Poseidonthe god of the sea
Esperanto Posejdono, Pozidono
- Posejdonothe god of the sea
- Pozidonothe god of the sea
Estonian Poseidon
- Poseidonthe god of the sea
Finnish Poseidon
- Poseidonthe god of the sea
French Poséidon
- Poséidonthe god of the sea
German Poseidon
- Poseidonthe god of the sea
Greek Ποσειδώνας
- Ποσειδώνας (Poseidónas)the god of the sea
Hebrew פוסידון
- פוסידוןthe god of the sea
Hindi पोसाइडन
- पोसाइडन (posāiḍan)the god of the sea
Hungarian Poszeidón
- Poszeidónthe god of the sea
Icelandic Póseidon
- Póseidonthe god of the sea
Irish Poiséadón
- Poiséadónthe god of the sea
Italian Poseidone
- Poseidonethe god of the sea
Japanese ポセイドーン, ポセイドン
- ポセイドーン (Poseidōn)the god of the sea
- ポセイドンthe god of the sea
Korean 포세이돈
- 포세이돈the god of the sea
Latvian Poseidons
- Poseidonsthe god of the sea
Lithuanian Poseidonas
- Poseidonasthe god of the sea
Norwegian Bokmål Poseidon
- Poseidonthe god of the sea
Polish Posejdon
- Posejdonthe god of the sea
Portuguese Poseidon, Posídon
- Poseidonthe god of the sea
- Posídonthe god of the sea
- Possêidonthe god of the sea
- Posidãothe god of the sea
Romanian Poseidon
- Poseidonthe god of the sea
Russian Посейдо́н
- Посейдо́н (Posejdón)the god of the sea
Slovak Poseidón
- Poseidónthe god of the sea
Spanish Poseidón, Posidón
- Poseidónthe god of the sea
- Posidónthe god of the sea
Swahili Poseidoni
- Poseidonithe god of the sea
Swedish Poseidon
- Poseidonthe god of the sea
Thai โพไซดอน
- โพไซดอน (poo-sai-dɔɔn)the god of the sea
Turkish Poseidon
- Poseidonthe god of the sea
Ukrainian Посейдо́н
- Посейдо́н (Posejdón)the god of the sea
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Cite this entry
APA
Poseidon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poseidon
MLA
“Poseidon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poseidon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Poseidon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poseidon.
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