Meaning & origin
Hierocles’s family of names
In English usage, Hierocles has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form Hieroclēs. In English usage, Hierocles has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Hierokles. In English usage, Hierocles has a conventional equivalent in the Catalan form Hièrocles.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Hierocles has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Hierocles comes from · 1 name
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Ἱεροκλῆςsource · Ancient Greek
- Иеро́клRussian
- Гиеро́клRussian
- HiéroclesPortuguese
- HieroklesPolish, Finnish
- HieroclēsLatin
- IerocleItalian
- ΙεροκλήςGreek
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People named Hierocles
- Hierocles of Alexandria5th-century Greek philosopher and writer400–500
- HieroclesRoman Stoic philosopher
- Hieroclescharioteer and lover of Roman Emperor Elagabalus (died 222)200–222
- HieroclesByzantine grammarian, author of geographical work Synekdemos (6th century AD)500–600
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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