Given name
Elpidius
“a fearless man; having heart”
Elpidius is a variant of Elpidio. One Spanish interpretation is “a fearless man; having heart.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elpidius is a variant of Elpidio. One Spanish interpretation is “a fearless man; having heart.”
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Where it comes from
Elpidius is a variant of Elpidio. Elpidio has been associated with Late Latin and Greek naming traditions.
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The story
Elpidius is a variant of Elpidio. The history of Elpidio gives this family its wider story. Elpidio’s historical associations include various early saints, particularly a 4th-century hermit.
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Elpidius’s family of names
Elpidius has a feminine form in Elpida. Elpidius has a related form in Elpidio. In French usage, Elpidius has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Elpidio.
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Elpidius has relatives in 15 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Elpidafeminine form
- ElpidiosFrench, Polish
- ElpidiuSicilian
- ЕлпидийRussian, Bulgarian
- ElpídioPortuguese
- ἘλπίδιοςAncient Greek
- ΕλπίδιοςGreek
- ElpidiCatalan
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