Given name & surname · also Greek
Apostol
Apostol is a surname from Greek, ultimately from Spanish. It is used in English, Romanian, and Tagalog.
Original GreekΆποστολ
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Apostol comes from Greek, and ultimately from Spanish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Apostol’s family of names
In English usage, Apostol as a surname has a short form in TOLE. In Filipino usage, Apostol as a surname was borrowed from the Spanish form Apóstol. In Greek usage, Apostol as a surname is a transliteration of Άποστολ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Apostol has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Apostol
- Apostol ArsacheMinister of Foreign Affairs and acting Prime Minister (1789-1874)
- Apostol PopovBulgarian footballerborn 1982
- Apostol PetkovBulgarian revolutionary (1869–1911)
- Apostol MărgăritAromanian schoolteacher and writer (1832–1903)
- Apostol Nikolaev-StrumskiBulgarian composer (1886-1971)
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