Menelaos

meh-NEH-lah-oss

Greek

"the power of the people"

Menelaos Origin and Meaning

The name Menelaos is a boy's name meaning "the power of the people".

The Greek form of Menelaus, and the name of a central character in Homer's Iliad. Menelaos was a king of Sparta and the husband of Helen, and he started the Trojan War when she was taken from him by Paris. While both Menelaus and Menelaos remain obscure outside of Greece, Menelaos is a well-used name in its native country.