Given name · Ancient Greek
Ἱπποκράτης
“horse”·“power”
Ἱπποκράτης (Hĭppokrắtēs) is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Hippocrates.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ἱπποκράτης is built from elements meaning “horse” and “power”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Indo-European *kret-, built from Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος (“horse”) + κρᾰ́τος (“power”) + -ης.
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Ἱπποκράτης’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἱπποκράτης has a later derivative in Hippocrates. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἱπποκράτης has a conventional equivalent in the Turkish form Hipokrat. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἱπποκράτης has a conventional equivalent in the English form Hippocrates.
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Around the world
Ἱπποκράτης has relatives in 3 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 1
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.
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