Given name
Hippolytus
“of the stampeding horses”
Hippolytus is a variant of Hippolyte. One Greek interpretation is “of the stampeding horses.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hippolytus is a variant of Hippolyte. One Greek interpretation is “of the stampeding horses.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Latin usage, Hippolytus developed from Ἱππόλυτος.
The story
Hippolytus is a variant of Hippolyte. The history of Hippolyte gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Hippolyte is associated with the queen of the Amazons. Hippolyte’s historical associations include several early saints, including an important 3rd-century ecclesiastical writer.
Explained through its name family
Hippolytus’s family of names
Hippolytus has a feminine form in Hippolyte. In German usage, Hippolytus has a related form in HIPPOLYT. Hippolytus has a related form in Hippolyte.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hippolytus has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Hippolytus comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hippolytus
- Hippolytus of RomeChristian theologian and saint (c. 170–c. 235)
- Hippolytus de MarsiliisItalian lawyer1450–1529
- Hippolytus Guarinoniusdoctor, scholar and writer (1571-1654)
- Hippolytus LutostanskyPolish priest (1835–1915)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.