Given name · Russian
Мефодий
“methodical”
Мефодий (Mefódij) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Methodius.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Мефодий goes back to Greek личного, meaning “methodical.”
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Мефодий’s family of names
In Russian usage, Мефодий has a transliteration in Mefodij. In Russian usage, Мефодий can be written in the Roman alphabet as Mefódij. In Russian usage, Мефодий has a conventional equivalent in the English form Methodius.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Мефодий has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Мефодий comes from · 1 name
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.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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