Given name · Ancient Greek · Greek
Λυσίας
Λυσίας (Lŭsĭ́ās) is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Lusías.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-, built from Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς + -ίας.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Λυσίας’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Λυσίας has a transliteration in Lusías.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Λυσίας
- LysiasAthenian orator (c. 445 – c. 380 BC)444 BC–379 BC
- Lysias Anicetusindo-Greek king200 BC–160 BC
- Lysiasadmiral450 BC–405 BC
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