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Πολυκράτης
Πολυκράτης (Polŭkrắtēs) is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Polycrates.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-, built from Ancient Greek πολύς + κράτος + -ης.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Πολυκράτης’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Πολυκράτης has a transliteration in Polukrátēs. In Ancient Greek usage, Πολυκράτης can be written in the Roman alphabet as Polŭkrắtēs. In Greek usage, Πολυκράτης has a conventional equivalent in the English form Polycrates.
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Around the world
Πολυκράτης has relatives in 5 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Πολυκράτης
- Polycrates6th century BC tyrant of Samos573 BC–521 BC
- Polycrates of Ephesus2nd century bishop of Ephesus125–196
- PolycratesAthenian sophist (late 5th-early 4th century BC)500 BC–400 BC
- Polycrates of Argosgeneral of Ptolemy in Cyprus300 BC–260 BC
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