Given name · Ancient Greek
Ἡλιόδωρος
“gift”
Ἡλιόδωρος (Hēlĭódōros) 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: Heliodorus.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ἡλιόδωρος goes back to Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom, meaning “gift.”
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Where it comes from
Ἡλιόδωρος comes from Proto-Hellenic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Proto-Hellenic *dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom (“gift”), built from Ancient Greek Ἥλῐος (“the god Helios”) + δῶρον (“gift”).
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Ἡλιόδωρος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἡλιόδωρος has a feminine form in Ἡλιοδώρα. In Greek usage, Ἡλιόδωρος has a conventional equivalent in the English form Heliodorus. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἡλιόδωρος has a transliteration in Hēliódōros.
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Around the world
Ἡλιόδωρος has relatives in 5 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 2
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 Ἡλιόδωρος
- Heliodorus of Emesa3rd/4th century Greco-Roman writer250–400
- Heliodorus of Larissaancient Greek mathematician (4th century AD)
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