Given name & surname
Ippolito
“of the stampeding horses”
Ippolito is a form of Hippolyte. One Greek interpretation is “of the stampeding horses.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ippolito is a form of Hippolyte. One Greek interpretation is “of the stampeding horses.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Ippolito is used as a form of Hippolyte.
The story
Ippolito is a form 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
Ippolito’s family of names
Ippolito shares a linguistic root with Hippolyte. In Italian usage, Ippolito has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form HIPOLIT. In Italian usage, Ippolito has a conventional equivalent in the German form HIPPOLYT.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Ippolito has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Italian roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ippolito
- Ippolito NievoItalian writer, journalist and patriot (1831-1861)
- Ippolito de' MediciCatholic cardinal1511–1535
- Ippolito RoselliniItalian egyptologist (1800–1843)
- Ippolito d'EsteCatholic cardinal1479–1520
- Ippolito DesideriJesuit Italian Tibetologist (1684-1733)
- Ippolito SanfratelloItalian speed skaterborn 1973
- Ippolito CaffiItalian painter (1809-1866)
- Ippolito PindemonteItalian poet1753–1828
- Hippolito SalvianiItalian scholar1514–1572
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.