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Given name · Ancient Greek

Μέντωρ

“to think”

Μέντωρ (Méntōr) is a masculine given name from Proto-Hellenic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.

Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Méntōr.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Μέντωρ goes back to a word meaning “to think.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Μέντωρ comes from Proto-Hellenic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Proto-Hellenic *méntōr, from Proto-Indo-European *méntōr.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Μέντωρ’s family of names

In Ancient Greek usage, Μέντωρ has a transliteration in Méntōr.

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ΜέντωρMéntōr

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