Given name · Ancient Greek · gr
Ἀρχέλαος
“leading the people”
Ἀρχέλαος (Arkhélāos) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and grWritten in Greek script. In English: Arkhélaos.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ἀρχέλαος goes back to a word meaning “leading the people.”
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Ἀρχέλαος’s family of names
Ἀρχέλαος has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Archelaus. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀρχέλαος has a transliteration in Arkhélaos. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀρχέλαος can be written in the Roman alphabet as Arkhélāos.
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Around the world
Ἀρχέλαος has relatives in 3 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ἀρχέλαος
- Archelaus of Macedonking of Macedon500 BC–398 BC
- Archelaus of Cappadociaa Roman client prince and the last king of Cappadocia50 BC–17
- Archelaus II of Macedon4th-century BC Macedonian monarch450 BC–450 BC
- Archelaus of PrieneGreek sculptor150 BC–200 BC
- Archelaus of Cilicia1st century AD Roman client king of Cilicia Trachea and Eastern Lycaonia50 BC–38
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