Atticus
Meaning of Atticus
Atticus zips from ancient marble to modern playground in one breath, a Latin treasure borrowed from Greek Attikos, “man of Attica,” the sun-washed land that cradled Athens; that pedigree alone sprinkles a little olive-branch wisdom on a baby’s birth certificate. Yet the name isn’t stuck in a museum—literature lovers hear the steady baritone of Atticus Finch, Harper Lee’s knight in seersucker who still teaches courage with every courtroom speech, while history buffs picture Titus Pomponius Atticus, Cicero’s cultured confidant trading letters like gold coins. Parents clearly feel the pull: after decades in obscurity, Atticus has climbed the American charts like a quick-thinking hero scaling city walls, now hovering around the mid-200s and rising. Cheerful, brainy, and just a bit dashing, Atticus offers a child a passport stamped with ethics, elegance, and a whisper of Mediterranean sun—proof that a single name can wear both a toga and a superhero cape.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as uh-TI-kus (/əˈtɪkəs/)
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Notable People Named Atticus
| Atticus Ross is an English musician, composer, and producer best known for his longtime collaboration with Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails, becoming the band’s only official member besides Reznor in 2016. |
| Atticus Lish is an American novelist whose debut Preparation for the Next Life won the PEN Faulkner Award, and he is the son of editor Gordon Lish. |
| Atticus Shaffer is an American actor and YouTuber best known for playing Brick Heck on the ABC sitcom The Middle and for voicing Edgar in Frankenweenie, Ono in The Lion Guard, and Morrie Rydell in Adventures in Odyssey. |
| Atticus Dean Mitchell is a Canadian actor best known for playing Benny Weir in My Babysitter's a Vampire and Gabe LaViolet in Radio Rebel. |
