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Πρωτέας
Πρωτέας (Prōtéās) is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Proteus.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Proto-Indo-European *pró, built from Ancient Greek πρῶτος + -ᾱς.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Πρωτέας’s family of names
In Greek usage, Πρωτέας has a conventional equivalent in the English form Proteus. In Ancient Greek usage, Πρωτέας has a transliteration in Prōtéas. In Ancient Greek usage, Πρωτέας can be written in the Roman alphabet as Prōtéās.
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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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