Given name · Ancient Greek · Greek
Πολύγνωτος
“many”·“known”
Πολύγνωτος (Polŭ́gnōtos) is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Polúgnōtos.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Πολύγνωτος is built from elements meaning “many” and “known”.
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How it developed
From Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-, built from Ancient Greek πολῠ- (“many”) + γνωτός (“known”).
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Πολύγνωτος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Πολύγνωτος has a transliteration in Polúgnōtos. In Ancient Greek usage, Πολύγνωτος can be written in the Roman alphabet as Polŭ́gnōtos.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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