Proper Nouns Ending in US and Containing U

Browse 332 valid English proper nouns ending in US and containing U, from Jesus, Venus, Columbus, Sus, Celsius, Exodus and Cyprus to rarer terms. Check definitions and spelling below, or visit our noun grammar guide to review capitalization rules and examples.

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Starts with A
24 words
airbus
argus
aarhus
adolphus
aeschylus
angelus
andronicus
aesculapius
aeolus
antaeus
aengus
admetus
aegisthus
albertosaurus
aeacus
adeodatus
androclus
adoretus
aegyptopithecus
aeschynanthus
aegypius
andricus
aetobatus
aetosaurus
Starts with B
11 words
belarus
brutus
benedictus
bucephalus
briareus
bromus
bromius
bungarus
bubulcus
bucorvus
bryanthus
Starts with C
24 words
columbus
celsius
cyprus
cyrus
caucasus
claudius
cretaceous
cronus
cygnus
centaurus
catullus
carboniferous
croesus
corvus
cetus
cepheus
cocytus
crocodylus
comus
cornus
crotalus
carnotaurus
crius
corylus
Starts with D
19 words
damascus
diabolus
didymus
desmodus
dimocarpus
dunkleosteus
diadumenus
dindymus
dorotheanthus
didus
dendrolagus
dikelocephalus
dictyograptus
dendrodus
densus
dolichosaurus
desmoncus
desmatippus
dicranocercus
Starts with E
24 words
exodus
erasmus
ephesus
epicurus
epictetus
equus
eusebius
elbrus
erebus
epirus
erastus
eurystheus
eridanus
epimetheus
erechtheus
edmontosaurus
euryalus
elephantopus
ephorus
epinephelus
equuleus
erinaceus
eucinostomus
eurus
Starts with F
8 words
faustus
faunus
fagus
favonius
fallopius
februarius
flaminius
falcunculus
Starts with G
4 words
gus
giganotosaurus
gallimimus
gloydius
Starts with H
2 words
hyacinthus
hebrus
Starts with I
3 words
indus
imus
ichthyophthirius
Starts with J
2 words
jesus
juniperus
Starts with K
1 words
krampus
Starts with L
3 words
lupus
lupinus
lassus
Starts with M
7 words
mauritius
magnus
manaus
momus
mesohippus
melicoccus
macracanthorhynchus
Starts with N
2 words
narcissus
negus
Starts with O
3 words
olympus
oxus
oxyrhynchus
Starts with P
17 words
potus
pegasus
phoebus
proteus
parnassus
priapus
pinus
paranthropus
pediculus
parus
purus
physiologus
pluvius
polypterus
pelecanimimus
permocarboniferous
plicatoperipatus
Starts with Q
1 words
quetzalcoatlus
Starts with R
4 words
regulus
rosmarinus
rutilus
rypticus
Starts with S
24 words
sus
sagittarius
sirius
sisyphus
sibelius
stanislaus
sixtus
salus
sardanapalus
somnus
silenus
saturnus
silvanus
silvius
styracosaurus
salvelinus
sapindus
scamandrius
somniosus
sceloporus
sphyrapicus
sauromalus
sitophilus
sarcophilus
Starts with T
9 words
taurus
troilus
tartarus
tagus
tellus
tantalus
trachinus
trachypterus
totanus
Starts with U
1 words
ultrasaurus
Starts with V
4 words
venus
vesuvius
vilnius
varanus
Starts with X
5 words
xanthus
xanthocephalus
xyleborus
xenicus
xenorhynchus
Starts with Z
4 words
zinjanthropus
zaglossus
zapus
zorotypus

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