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Аристарх
“the best ruler”
Аристарх is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Aristarch.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Аристарх goes back to Ancient Greek Ἀρίσταρχος, meaning “the best ruler.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Аристарх’s family of names
In Russian usage, Аристарх has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form Aristide. In Russian usage, Аристарх has a conventional equivalent in the English form Aristarch. In Bulgarian usage, Аристарх has a conventional equivalent in the English form ARISTARCHUS.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Аристарх has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Аристарх comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Аристарх
- Aristarkh LentulovRussian artist (1882-1943)
- Aristarkh BelopolskyRussian astronomer (1854-1934)
- Aristarkh LivanovSoviet and Russian actorborn 1947
- Aristarkh VenesRussian actorborn 1989
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