Where is Laius from?

My guess is...

Estonia

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46%

Finland

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7%

Sweden

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6%

I'm 77% certain Laius is Male.

According to a dataset of 8, the average Laius is around 44 years old.


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Learn about the name Laius

Meaning of the name Laius

Latinized form of Greek Λάϊος (Laios), which is of unknown meaning. This was the name of a king of Thebes in Greek mythology, the husband of Jocasta. Due to a prophecy that he would be killed by his son, Laius left his infant Oedipus for dead. The boy survived but was ignorant of his true parentage. Years later he unwittingly killed Laius in a quarrel on the road.

Characteristics of the name Laius

OriginsGreek Mythology (Latinized)
GenderMasculine

How do we know this about Laius

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.