Given name · Ancient Greek
Ἀκάκιος
“harmless”
Ἀκάκιος (Ăkắkĭos) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Acacius.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
Built from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κᾰκος (“harmless”) + -ῐος.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ἀκάκιος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀκάκιος has a later derivative in აკაკი. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀκάκιος has a conventional equivalent in the English form Acacius. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀκάκιος can be written in the Roman alphabet as Ăkắkĭos.
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Around the world
Ἀκάκιος has relatives in 3 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ἀκάκιος
- Acacius of Caesarea4th-century Bishop of Caesarea and saint300–365
- Acacius of BeroeaSyrian bishop330–430
- Acacius II of Melitenebishop of Melitene ca. 430-438370–435
- Acacius of Seleucia-Ctesiphonpatriarch in the 5th century450–496
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