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Μεθόδιος
“pursuit of knowledge”
Μεθόδιος (Methódios) is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Greek and Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Methodius.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Μεθόδιος goes back to a word meaning “pursuit of knowledge.”
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How it developed
From Proto-Indo-European *sed-, built from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (“pursuit of knowledge”) + -ιος.
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Μεθόδιος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Μεθόδιος has a later derivative in Mefodijus. In Greek usage, Μεθόδιος has a conventional equivalent in the Azerbaijani form Mefodi. In Greek usage, Μεθόδιος has a conventional equivalent in the Lithuanian form Mefòdijus.
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Around the world
Μεθόδιος has relatives in 27 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 1
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Across languages 20
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