Given name · Greek
Ακάκιος
“harmless”
Ακάκιος (Akákios) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “harmless.” It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Acacius.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓κᾰ́κῐος, built from Greek α- + κακός + -ιος.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ακάκιος’s family of names
In Greek usage, Ακάκιος has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Acacio. In Greek usage, Ακάκιος has a conventional equivalent in the Turkish form AKAKI. In Greek usage, Ακάκιος has a conventional equivalent in the French form Acace.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ακάκιος has relatives in 14 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- AcaciusEnglish, Latin
- AcacioItalian
- AkakiTurkish
- AkakijeSerbian
- АкакијеSerbian
- АкакийRussian
- AcácioPortuguese
- AchacyPolish
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People named Ακάκιος
- Acacius of Caesarea4th-century Bishop of Caesarea and saint300–365
- Acacius of BeroeaSyrian bishop330–430
- Acacius II of Melitenebishop of Melitene ca. 430-438370–435
- Acacius of Seleucia-Ctesiphonpatriarch in the 5th century450–496
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