Ulysses

Meaning: Its source is Odysseus, a Greek name meaning "Angry man."

Languages: This boy's name is used in English.

Alternative Spellings: Ulyses

Variant Forms: Ulick

Non-English Forms: Ulises, Ulisse and Ulisses

Source Forms: Odysseus

Popularity: The name Ulysses ranked 786th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 679th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: The derivation of this name is not certain. Some connect it to a Greek term meaning ''to hate,'' and others to the meaning ''leg wound.''

In Homer's epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey, Odysseus was known for his eloquence and his talent for playing tricks.

Leadership

Ulysses S. Grant (born 1822, died 1885)
Supreme commander of the Union Army in the Civil War, and 18th President of the U.S.
- U.S. President, 1869-77 (see list of Presidents of the United States)
- Commander of all Union armies, he made his headquarters with the Army of the Potomac during its final campaigns (see list of Some Union Generals of the Army of the Potomac)

Miscellaneous

Ulysses S. Grant (born 1822, died 1885)
Supreme commander of the Union Army in the Civil War, and 18th President of the U.S.
- Had tuberculosis (see list of People Who Have Had Tuberculosis)

The Literary World

Ulysses
This is another name for Odysseus, the hero of Homer's epic The Odyssey.
- A leader among the Greeks besieging Troy, he disdains Cressida in Troilus and Cressida (see list of Shakespearean Characters)