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Ἡρόδοτος

“Hera”·“granted”

Ἡρόδοτος (Hēródotos) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.

Ancient Greek and grWritten in Greek script. In English: Hēródotos.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Ἡρόδοτος is built from elements meaning “Hera” and “granted”.

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How it developed

Built from Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ + δοτός (“granted”).

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Ἡρόδοτος’s family of names

In Ancient Greek usage, Ἡρόδοτος has a later derivative in Heródoto. Ἡρόδοτος has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Herodot. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἡρόδοτος has a transliteration in Hēródotos.

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Ἡρόδοτος has relatives in 5 languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Hēródotosin another script · Ancient Greek, gr

Across languages 3

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