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I'm 92% certain Daedalus is Male.

According to a dataset of 22, the average Daedalus is around 52 years old.


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Learn about the name Daedalus

Meaning of the name Daedalus

Latinized form of the Greek Δαίδαλος (Daidalos), which was derived from δαιδάλλω (daidallo) meaning "to work cunningly". In Greek myth Daedalus was an Athenian inventor who was banished to Crete. There he designed the Labyrinth for King Minos, but he and his son Icarus were eventually imprisoned inside it because he had aided Theseus in his quest against the Minotaur. Daelalus and Icarus escaped using wings fashioned from wax, but Icarus fell from the sky to his death.

Characteristics of the name Daedalus

OriginsGreek Mythology (Latinized)
PronouncedDEHD-ə-ləs(English)
GenderMasculine
Traitscomplex, strong, serious, mature, classic, formal, upper class, strange, nerdy, devious

How do we know this about Daedalus

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
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