Given name · Ancient Greek
Ἀντίπατρος
“like (the)”·“father”
Ἀντίπατρος (Ăntĭ́pătros) is a masculine given name from Proto-Hellenic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Antípatros.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ἀντίπατρος is built from elements meaning “like (the)” and “father”.
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Where it comes from
Ἀντίπατρος comes from Proto-Hellenic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Hellenic *patḗr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr, built from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ- (“like (the)”) + πᾰτήρ (“father”) + -ος.
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Ἀντίπατρος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀντίπατρος has a transliteration in Antípatros. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀντίπατρος can be written in the Roman alphabet as Ăntĭ́pătros. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀντίπατρος has a related form in Ἀντῐ́πᾱς.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ἀντίπατρος
- AntipaterMacedonian general and regent396 BC–318 BC
- Antipater of Sidonancient Greek poet; best known for his list of the Seven Wonders of the World200 BC–100 BC
- Antipater I of Macedonking of Macedon from 297 BC until 294 BC, jointly with his brother Alexander V of Macedon309 BC–286 BC
- Antipater EtesiasMacedonian monarch400 BC–278 BC
- Antipater of TarsusStoic philosopher200 BC–128 BC
- Antipater of Tyreancient Greek philosopher50 BC–40 BC
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