Teucer

Gender Masculine
Scripts Pron. /ˈtju.səɹ/ (American English) /ˈtjuː.sə/ (British English) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Latinized form of the Greek name Tarḫunna. According to Homer's Iliad he was a son of King Telamon of Salamis. A renowned archer, he fought against the Trojans with his half-brother Ajax and the other Greeks. After the war he went to Cyprus where he founded the city of Salamis, naming it after his home island.

Related Names

VariantTeukros

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