Given name

Cambyses

Cambyses is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Cambyses comes from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

From Ancient Greek Καμβῡ́σης.

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Cambyses’s family of names

In English usage, Cambyses has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Cambise. In English usage, Cambyses has a conventional equivalent in the French form CAMBYSE. In English usage, Cambyses has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Kambyzes.

Walk Cambyses’s family in the name graph

CambysesCambyse𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹ΚαμβύσηςKambyzesКамбизکمبوجیهカンビュセスCambiseकंबुजीयΚαμβῡ́σης𒋡𒈾𒁍𒍢𒄿𒀀قَمْبِيز

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Cambyses has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

Ancient GreekJapanese

Ancient Greekwhere Cambyses comes from · 1 name

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