Given name · Ancient Greek
Σέλευκος
“very white”
Σέλευκος (Séleukos) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Seleucus.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Σέλευκος probably goes back to a word meaning “very white.”
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Σέλευκος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Σέλευκος has a later derivative in Seleuco. In Greek usage, Σέλευκος has a conventional equivalent in the English form SELEUCUS. In Ancient Greek usage, Σέλευκος can be written in the Roman alphabet as Séleukos.
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Around the world
Σέλευκος has relatives in 3 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 1
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 Σέλευκος
- Seleucus I Nicatorgeneral of Alexander and founder of the Seleucid dynasty357 BC–280 BC
- Seleucus II Callinicusruler of the Seleucid Empire from 246 BC to 225 BC264 BC–224 BC
- Seleucus IV Philopator2nd-century BC Hellenistic king in the Near East216 BC–174 BC
- Seleucus III CeraunusRuler of the Seleucid Kingdom from 225 to 223 BC242 BC–222 BC
- Seleucus VI Epiphanesking of Syria from 96 to 94 BC150 BC–93 BC
- Seleucus V PhilometorSeleucid king200 BC–124 BC
- Seleucus VII Philometorruler of the Macedonian Seleucid kingdom
- Seleucus of Seleuciaancient Greek astronomer190 BC–150 BC
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