Given name · Ancient Greek · Greek
Δημοφάνης
“people”·“seeming, appearing”
Δημοφάνης (Dēmophắnēs) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Proto-Hellenic. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Dēmophánēs.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Δημοφάνης is built from elements meaning “people” and “seeming, appearing”.
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Where it comes from
Δημοφάνης comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Proto-Hellenic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Ancient Greek φαίνω, from Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō, built from Ancient Greek δῆμος (“people”) + -φανής (“seeming, appearing”).
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Δημοφάνης’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Δημοφάνης has a transliteration in Dēmophánēs. In Ancient Greek usage, Δημοφάνης can be written in the Roman alphabet as Dēmophắnēs.
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Spellings & scripts 2
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