Given name · Ancient Greek · Greek
Θεόκριτος
“god”·“to judge”
Θεόκριτος (Theókrĭtos) is a masculine given name from Proto-Hellenic. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Theocritus.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Θεόκριτος is built from elements meaning “god” and “to judge”.
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How it developed
From Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō, built from Ancient Greek θεός (“god”) + κρίνω (“to judge”) + -τος.
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Θεόκριτος’s family of names
In Greek usage, Θεόκριτος has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form TEOCRITO. In Greek usage, Θεόκριτος has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form Teokrito. In Greek usage, Θεόκριτος has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Teokryt.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Θεόκριτος has relatives in 10 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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