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Λαοδίκη
“people”·“justice”
Λαοδίκη (Laodíkē) is a feminine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and Greek and grWritten in Greek script. In English: Laodíkē.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Λαοδίκη is built from elements meaning “people” and “justice”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Built from Ancient Greek λαός (“people”) + δίκη (“justice”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Λαοδίκη’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Λαοδίκη can be written in the Roman alphabet as Laodíkē.
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Spellings & scripts 1
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Λαοδίκη
- Laodice IIISeleucid queen consort300 BC–200 BC
- Laodice I3rd-century BC Seleucid queen consort300 BC–260 BC
- Laodice Vdaughter of Seleucus IV Philopator and Laodice IV, wife of Perseus of Macedon and later a possible wife of Demetrius I Soter150 BC–200 BC
- Laodice II3rd-century BC Seleucid queen consort300 BC–300 BC
- Laodice IVhead Priestess of the Seleucid Empire200 BC–200 BC
- Laodice VIancient Greek princess and queen200 BC–110 BC
- Laodicesister-wife of Mithridates VI of Pontus200 BC–160 BC
- Laodice of CappadociaHellenistic queen150 BC–100 BC
- Laodice of MacedoniaMother of Seleucus, founder of the Seleucid Empire400 BC–400 BC
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