Given name · Ancient Greek
Ἀπολλόδωρος
“the god Apollo”·“gift”
Ἀπολλόδωρος (Apollódōros) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Apollódōros.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ἀπολλόδωρος is built from elements meaning “the god Apollo” and “gift”.
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How it developed
Built from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (“the god Apollo”) + δῶρον (“gift”).
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Ἀπολλόδωρος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀπολλόδωρος has a later derivative in ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲟⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀπολλόδωρος can be written in the Roman alphabet as Apollódōros. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀπολλόδωρος has a transliteration in Apollódōros.
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Spellings & scripts 1
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Across languages 3
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People named Ἀπολλόδωρος
- Apollodorus of Athensancient Greek grammarian and historian179 BC–119 BC
- Apollodorus of Artemitaancient Greek geographer129 BC–86 BC
- Apollodorus the Epicureanancient Greek philosopher150 BC–150 BC
- Apollodorus of Carystusancient Greek poet of New Comedy
- Apollodorus of Seleucia2nd-century BC Stoic philosopher150 BC
- Apollodorus of Phaleronancient Athenian student and pupil of Socrates420 BC–500 BC
- Apollodorus of Pergamon1st century BC Greek rhetorician103 BC–21 BC
- Apollodorus of Cassandreiatyrant of the ancient Greek city of Cassandreia (formerly Potidaea) in the peninsula of Pallene
- Apollodorus of Acharnae4th-century BC Athenian politician393 BC–301 BC
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