Given name · Ancient Greek
Χρύσιππος
“gold”·“horse”
Χρύσιππος (Khrū́sĭppos) is a masculine given name from Phoenician. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Khrúsippos.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Χρύσιππος is built from elements meaning “gold” and “horse”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Phoenician 𐤇𐤓𐤑, built from Ancient Greek χρῡσός (“gold”) + ἵππος (“horse”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Χρύσιππος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Χρύσιππος has a transliteration in Khrúsippos. In Ancient Greek usage, Χρύσιππος can be written in the Roman alphabet as Khrū́sĭppos.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
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.
People named Χρύσιππος
- ChrysippusGreek Stoic philosopher (c.279–c.206 BC)280 BC–207 BC
- Chrysippus of Cnidosancient Greek physician380 BC
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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