# Polemon (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/polemon/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “war”, “battle” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɒlɪmən/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Polemo |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Polemōn, Polemō, from Ancient Greek Πολέμων (Polémōn), from πόλεμος (pólemos, “war, battle”) + -ων (-ōn, possessive name suffix).

## What it means

Polemon is grouped under warrior.

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Полемон

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.