Given name
Chrysostomus
“having a golden mouth”
Chrysostomus is a given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “having a golden mouth.” It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Ancient Greek χρυσόστομος (“having a golden mouth”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Chrysostomus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Chrysostomus has a later derivative in CRISOSTOMO. In German usage, Chrysostomus has a related form in CHRYSOSTOMOS. In Latin usage, Chrysostomus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Chryzostom.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Chrysostomus has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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