Given name · Ancient Greek · Greek
Μητρόδωρος
“gift”
Μητρόδωρος (Mētródōros) is a masculine given name from Proto-Hellenic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Mētródōros.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Μητρόδωρος goes back to Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom, meaning “gift.”
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Where it comes from
Μητρόδωρος comes from Proto-Hellenic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Hellenic *dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom (“gift”), built from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (“mother”) + δῶρον (“gift”).
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Μητρόδωρος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Μητρόδωρος can be written in the Roman alphabet as Mētródōros. In Ancient Greek usage, Μητρόδωρος has a transliteration in Mētródōros. In Ancient Greek usage, Μητρόδωρος has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Митродор.
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Across languages 1
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