Given name & surname · also Latin
Epaminondas
Epaminondas is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Epaminondas comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Latin Epamīnōndās, from Ancient Greek Ἐπᾰμεινώνδᾱς, built from Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- + ᾰ̓μείνων + -ῐ́δᾱς.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Epaminondas’s family of names
In Greek usage, Epaminondas as a surname is a transliteration of Επαμινώνδας.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
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 Epaminondas
- Jerzy OsiatyńskiPolish politician (1941–2022)
- Epaminondas José de AraújoRoman Catholic bishop (1922–2010)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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