Given name
Hippolyt
“horse”
Hippolyt is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in German.
Meaning & origin
Hippolyt’s family of names
In German usage, Hippolyt has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form HIPOLIT. In German usage, Hippolyt has a conventional equivalent in the French form Hippolyte. In German usage, Hippolyt has a related form in Hippolyth.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hippolyt has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Hippolyt comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hippolyt
- Hippolyt KempfSwiss Nordic combined skierborn 1965
- Hippolytus Guarinoniusdoctor, scholar and writer (1571-1654)
- Hippolyt Freiherr Poschinger von FrauenauGerman politician and entrepreneur (1908-1990)
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