Atticus Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: The name Atticus was used by Romans who admired Greek culture and often took Greek names​

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A Deep Dive

Atticus Overview

Meaning

From Attica, rugged coast

Gender

Boy

Origin

Latin

Etymology

Derived from the Greek word “Attikos,” meaning “from Attica,” a region around Athens, Greece.

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈætɪkəs/

Popularity

Atticus has found favor in English-speaking countries, particularly in the USA and Australia. In 2023, Atticus ranked #307 for boys in the USA.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

3 (Expressive, Social, Artistic)

Name Styles

Classic, Cool, Vintage

Associated Traits

Literary, cultured, timeless

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Often associated with Atticus Finch, the moral hero in Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
A Deep Dive

Atticus Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Attikos, Aticus, Attilo, Attiloas, Atikus

Common Nicknames

Atti, Gus, Ace, Kit, Tic

Diminutives

Ati, Tico, Atta, Cusi, Cus

Famous People

  • Atticus Shaffer
    (American Actor)
  • Atticus Ross
    (British Composer)
  • Atticus Mitchell
    (Canadian Actor)
  • Atticus Lish
    (American Author)
  • Atticus Greene Haygood
    (American Bishop)
  • Atticus LeBlanc
    (American Entrepreneur)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Atticus Finch
    ("To Kill a Mockingbird," Novel)
  • "Atticus: A Novel"
    (Book)
  • Atticus Freeman
    ("Lovecraft Country," TV Series)
  • Atticus Lincoln
    ("Grey's Anatomy," TV Series)
  • "Atticus"
    (Song by The Rosebuds)
  • Atticus Aldridge
    ("Downton Abbey," TV Series)

What Is the Meaning of Atticus?

Atticus signifies “man of Attica,” a historical region in Greece. This name conveys a sense of cultural refinement and classical knowledge, often associated with wisdom and scholarly pursuits.

What Is the Origin of The Name Atticus?

The name Atticus originates from Ancient Greece, derived from the Latin name “Atticus,” which means “from Attica.” This region encompasses Athens, linking the name to a rich historical and intellectual heritage.

Atticus Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Atticus in the U.S. over the Years

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Top 3 Rankings#2642021#2722022#2842023

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Atticus

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023284
(-12 from 2022)
1181
(-87 from 2022)
0.06449
2022272
(-8 from 2021)
1268
(-41 from 2021)
0.06770
2021264
(+35 from 2020)
1309
(+191 from 2020)
0.06987
2020299
(+10 from 2019)
1118
(+24 from 2019)
0.06044
2019309
(+16 from 2018)
1094
(+66 from 2018)
0.05693
2018325
(+25 from 2017)
1028
(+69 from 2017)
0.05289
2017350
(+12 from 2016)
959
(+40 from 2016)
0.04846
2016362
(-15 from 2015)
919
(-60 from 2015)
0.04537
2015347
(+22 from 2014)
979
(+124 from 2014)
0.04789
2014369
(+35 from 2013)
855
(+117 from 2013)
0.04172
2013404
(+5 from 2012)
738
(+27 from 2012)
0.03652
2012409
(+56 from 2011)
711
(+134 from 2011)
0.03504
2011465
(+95 from 2010)
577
(+126 from 2010)
0.02840
2010560
(+48 from 2009)
451
(+29 from 2009)
0.02195
2009608
(+80 from 2008)
422
(+74 from 2008)
0.01990
2008688
(-3 from 2007)
348
(+2 from 2007)
0.01596
2007685
(+84 from 2006)
346
(+76 from 2006)
0.01562
2006769
(+22 from 2005)
270
(+25 from 2005)
0.01232
2005791
(+143 from 2004)
245
(+64 from 2004)
0.01152
2004934
(+253 from 2003)
181
(+56 from 2003)
0.00856
20031187
(+94 from 2002)
125
(+19 from 2002)
0.00595
20021281
(+148 from 2001)
106
(+19 from 2001)
0.00513
20011429
No change from 2000
87
(+1 from 2000)
0.00421
20001429
(+291 from 1999)
86
(+26 from 1999)
0.00412
19991720
(-78 from 1998)
60
(-3 from 1998)
0.00294
19981642
(+484 from 1997)
63
(+22 from 1997)
0.00311
19972126
(+207 from 1996)
41
(+7 from 1996)
0.00205
19962333
(-345 from 1995)
34
(-8 from 1995)
0.00170
19951988
(+514 from 1994)
42
(+12 from 1994)
0.00209
19942502
(+639 from 1993)
30
(+9 from 1993)
0.00147
19933141
(-307 from 1992)
21
(-3 from 1992)
0.00102
19922834
(+390 from 1991)
24
(+5 from 1991)
0.00114
19913224
(-359 from 1990)
19
(-3 from 1990)
0.00090
19902865
(+1152 from 1989)
22
(+9 from 1989)
0.00102
19894017
(+1182 from 1988)
13
(+5 from 1988)
0.00062
19885199
(-961 from 1987)
8
(-2 from 1987)
0.00040
19874238
(-108 from 1986)
10
No change from 1986
0.00051
19864130
(+1430 from 1984)
10
(+4 from 1984)
0.00052
19850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19845560
(-1931 from 1983)
6
(-5 from 1983)
0.00032
19833629
(+2757 from 1982)
11
(+6 from 1982)
0.00059
19826386
(-800 from 1976)
5
No change from 1976
0.00026
19810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19790
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19780
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19770
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19765586
(-1280 from 1975)
5
(-2 from 1975)
0.00031
19754306
(+794 from 1973)
7
(+2 from 1973)
0.00043
19740
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19735100
(-113 from 1972)
5
No change from 1972
0.00031
19724987
(-1841 from 1971)
5
(-5 from 1971)
0.00030
19713146
(+449 from 1969)
10
(+3 from 1969)
0.00055
19700
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19693595
(-1051 from 1912)
7
(+2 from 1912)
0.00038
19680
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19670
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19660
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0
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0.0000
19650
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0
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0.0000
19640
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0
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0.0000
19630
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0
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0.0000
19620
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0
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0.0000
19610
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0.0000
19600
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0
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0.0000
19590
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0.0000
19580
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0
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0.0000
19570
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0.0000
19560
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0.0000
19550
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0
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0.0000
19540
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0
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0.0000
19530
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0
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0.0000
19520
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0
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0.0000
19510
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0
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0.0000
19500
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0
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0.0000
19490
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0
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0.0000
19480
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0.0000
19470
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0.0000
19460
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0.0000
19450
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0.0000
19440
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19430
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19420
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19410
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0.0000
19400
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0.0000
19390
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0.0000
19380
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19370
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19360
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19350
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0.0000
19340
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0.0000
19330
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19320
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19310
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0.0000
19300
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0.0000
19290
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0.0000
19280
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0.0000
19270
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19260
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19250
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19240
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19230
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19220
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0.0000
19210
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0.0000
19200
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19190
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0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19122544
(-1678 from 1881)
5
No change from 1881
0.00111
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
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0
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0.0000
19080
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0.0000
19070
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0.0000
19060
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19050
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19040
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0
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0.0000
19030
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0.0000
19020
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19010
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19000
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18990
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18980
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18970
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18960
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18950
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18940
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18930
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18920
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18910
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18900
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18890
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18880
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18870
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18860
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18850
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18840
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18830
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18820
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0.0000
1881866
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00462
18800
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0
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0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Atticus

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#3192021#3212022#3492023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#2612021#3152022#3132023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#3622021#3702022#3822023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#2052021#2012022#2362023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#2142021#2652022#2402023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#1932021#1392022#2012023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#1852021#2072022#1122023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#2892021#2662022#3342023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#4102021#4402022#6092023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#2152021#2172022#1992023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#2592021#3002022#3322023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#1832021#2462022#2932023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#3152021#3592022#3622023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#2962021#2312022#2562023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#4192021#3892022#2882023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#2642021#2172022#2582023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#3082021#2412022#2902023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#2412021#2262022#2642023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#1482021#2792022#1762023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#1512021#1652022#1702023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#2012021#1892022#2482023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#2092021#1082022#2092023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#2612021#3152022#2602023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#1392021#2322022#2102023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#2702021#2512022#1902023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#2122021#1642022#2002023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#3002021#2562022#2752023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#1232021#1652022#1342023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#5992021#5092022#5482023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#3742021#3512022#3452023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#4582021#3062022#5652023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#2992021#4172022#3542023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#4672021#6882022#4942023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#4352021#4382022#2312023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#3642021#2392022#4412023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#1812020#2432021#2322023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#1502021#1322022#1822023

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1742020#522021#1452023

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#1472021#1472022#1632023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#4712021#3372022#5362023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#3252021#4492022#3842023

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#1492021#922022#2072023

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#1862021#1872022#2002023

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#1842021#1302022#1822023

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#1882021#2152022#2322023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#1722017#2432018#1992021

Wyoming (WY)

Wyoming (WY) flagWyoming (WY)#1272014#972023

Vermont (VT)

Vermont (VT) flagVermont (VT)#1302016#1232019

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#1702023

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2202011

Popularity Rankings for Atticus in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#2652021#3102022#2182023

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#4492021#4022022#3202023

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#4812019#4432020#3782021

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#9702018

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Atticus a Name for Boys or Girls?

Atticus, a name with ancient Greek origins, is mostly chosen for boys because of its robust and scholarly connotations.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Atticus

Atticus in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Atticus Shaffer (Actor, born 1998): An American actor best known for his role in the TV series "The Middle."
  • Atticus Ross (Composer, born 1968): A British composer and musician who has won an Academy Award for his film scores.
  • Atticus Mitchell (Actor, born 1993): A Canadian actor featured in the Disney Channel film "My Babysitter's a Vampire."
  • Atticus Lish (Author, born 1972): An American novelist and translator acclaimed for his novel "Preparation for the Next Life."
  • Atticus Greene Haygood (Bishop, 1839–1896): An American Methodist bishop, educator, and author who significantly influenced Southern education and religion.
  • Atticus LeBlanc (Entrepreneur, born 1975): An American entrepreneur and founder of a successful real estate and property management company.
  • Atticus Tully (Musician, born 1990): An American indie musician known for his unique sound and heartfelt lyrics.
  • Atticus LeBlanc (Artist, 1985–2020): An American visual artist celebrated for his vibrant and thought-provoking artworks.
  • Atticus Finch ("To Kill a Mockingbird," 1960 Novel): A principled lawyer who defends a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman in the racially divided town of Maycomb.
  • Atticus ("Atticus: A Novel," 1996 Book): Explores the journey of a father searching for answers about his son's mysterious death in Mexico.
  • Atticus Freeman ("Lovecraft Country," 2020 TV Series): A young African-American veteran who embarks on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America to find his missing father.
  • Atticus Lincoln ("Grey's Anatomy," 2005 TV Series): An orthopedic surgeon known for his friendly demeanor and skillful hands.
  • "Atticus" (1996 Song by The Rosebuds): A melodic track inspired by the character from "To Kill a Mockingbird."
  • Atticus Aldridge ("Downton Abbey," 2010 TV Series): A charming and wealthy suitor of Lady Rose MacClare in the post-Edwardian era.
  • Atticus Fetch ("Californication," 2007 TV Series): A rock star who works with the protagonist, Hank Moody, on a musical adaptation of his book.
  • "Atticus of Rome" (2004 Historical Novel): A young slave boy in ancient Rome who becomes embroiled in political intrigue and danger.
  • Atticus ("The Middle," 2009 TV Series): A quirky, intelligent kid who is part of the Heck family's daily life.
  • Mount Atticus (Attica, Greece): A mountain in the region of Attica, providing panoramic views of Athens and the surrounding areas.
  • Atticus Avenue (Kensington, New South Wales, Australia): A residential street in the suburb of Kensington.
  • Atticus Finch Park (Los Angeles, California, USA): A small community park named after the famous literary character from "To Kill a Mockingbird."
  • Atticus Circle (Austin, Texas, USA): An intersection in a residential neighborhood in Austin.
  • Atticus Lane (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia): A quiet residential street in the suburb of West End.
  • Atticus Gallery (Barcelona, Spain): An art gallery featuring contemporary works by local and international artists.
  • Atticus Building (New York, New York, USA): An office building located in Midtown Manhattan.
  • Atticus Road (London, England): A residential street in the borough of Camden.

Similar Names to Atticus

Sibling Names for Atticus

  • Bastian
  • Caius
  • Dion
  • Eamon
  • Finnian
  • Gulliver
  • Hart
  • Ignatius

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