Given name · Ancient Greek
Ἰδάνθυρσος
“wand of Dionysus”
Ἰδάνθυρσος (Idắnthŭrsos) is a masculine given name from Proto-Scythian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Idánthursos.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ἰδάνθυρσος goes back to Ancient Greek θύρσος, meaning “wand of Dionysus.”
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Where it comes from
Ἰδάνθυρσος comes from Proto-Scythian, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
From Proto-Iranian *windáns, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (“wand of Dionysus”), from Proto-Iranian *widáns, from Proto-Scythian *wiδandu (“servant”).
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Ἰδάνθυρσος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἰδάνθυρσος has a transliteration in Idánthursos. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἰδάνθυρσος can be written in the Roman alphabet as Idắnthŭrsos. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἰδάνθυρσος has a related form in Ἰδανθούρας.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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