Given name · Ancient Greek
Μελάνιππος
“dark; black”·“horse”
Μελάνιππος (Melắnĭppos) 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: Melánippos.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Μελάνιππος is built from elements meaning “dark; black” and “horse”.
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Where it comes from
Μελάνιππος comes from Proto-Hellenic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Hellenic *mélans, from Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ns, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-, built from Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (“dark; black”) + ἵππος (“horse”).
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Μελάνιππος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Μελάνιππος has a later derivative in Melanippus. In Ancient Greek usage, Μελάνιππος has a transliteration in Melánippos. In Ancient Greek usage, Μελάνιππος can be written in the Roman alphabet as Melắnĭppos.
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Spellings & scripts 2
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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