Given name
Ippolit
“one who unharnesses horses”
Ippolit is used as a given name.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ippolit is a romanization of Ипполит. Ипполит goes back to Ancient Greek Ἱππόλυτος, meaning “one who unharnesses horses.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ippolit is a romanization of Ипполит. Ипполит comes from Ancient Greek.
Explained through its name family
Ippolit’s family of names
In Russian usage, Ippolit is a transliteration of Ипполит.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ippolit
- Ippolit BogdanovichRussian poet (1743–1803)1744–1803
- Ippolit MonighettiRussian architect (1819–1878)
- Ippolit MyshkinRussian politician (1848-1885)
- Ippolit S. GromekaRussian mechanic and fluid dynamics (1851-1889)
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