Given name & surname · also Hebrew
Euphrates
“from the great river”
Euphrates is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “from the great river.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “from the great river.”
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Hebrew and Turkish naming traditions.
How it developed
From Ancient Greek Εὐφράτης, from Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^(ÍD)Purattu), from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^(ÍD)Buranun).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Euphrates’s family of names
Euphrates has a related form in Eufraites. Euphrates has a related form in Eufratees. Euphrates has a related form in Eufrates.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 8
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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