Given name · Ancient Greek
Ἀριστοτέλης
“best, excellent”·“completion, perfection”
Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs) is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Aristotle.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ἀριστοτέλης is built from elements meaning “best, excellent” and “completion, perfection”.
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Where it comes from
Ἀριστοτέλης comes from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-, built from Ancient Greek ἄριστος (“best, excellent”) + τέλος (“completion, perfection”) + -ης.
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Ἀριστοτέλης’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀριστοτέλης has a later derivative in Aristotle. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀριστοτέλης has a conventional equivalent in the German form ARISTOTELES. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀριστοτέλης has a conventional equivalent in the English form Aristotle.
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Ἀριστοτέλης has relatives in 13 languages.
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Across languages 16
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