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Aegis

"Variant of Aegeus: Zeus' shield, which was made of goatskin Also the name of the second husband of Medea"

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Aegis at a glance

Gender
Boy
Origin
Greek
Western numerology
5
Indian numerology
4
Characters
5
Popular
141 family views

Number meaning for Aegis

Western numerology

Number 5 insight

Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.

Indian numerology

Number 4 insight

Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.

Meaning and story

What does Aegis mean?

Aegis is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Greek context. Its meaning is recorded as: Variant of Aegeus: Zeus' shield, which was made of goatskin Also the name of the second husband of Medea

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