LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculine

Mȳs

Mȳs m

Meaning

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek

mys, mўos, m., = μῦς,
I. a sea-mussel, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 149; 9, 35, 56, § 115.
Mȳs, Mўos, m., = Μῦς,
I. a famous artist in embossed work, Mart. 8, 51, 1; 8, 34, 1; Plin. 33, 12, 55, § 155; Prop. 3, 9, 14.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μῦς (Mûs).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMysMys (Μῦς), an artist in the toreutic department, engraved the battle of the Lapithae and the Centaurs and other figures on the shield of Phidias's col…

Quick answers

What does Mȳs mean in Latin?
Mȳs, a proper noun, means “a male given name from Ancient Greek”.