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Σπάρτακος
“renowned by the spear”
Σπάρτακος (Spắrtăkos) is a masculine given name from Thracian, meaning “renowned by the spear.” It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Spartacus.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Thracian *Spartakos (-, “renowned by the spear”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Σπάρτακος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Σπάρτακος has a later derivative in SPARTACO. In Greek usage, Σπάρτακος has a conventional equivalent in the English form SPARTACUS. In Ancient Greek usage, Σπάρτακος has a transliteration in Spártakos.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Σπάρτακος has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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