Given name & surname
Mitrofan
“revealed by the mother”
Mitrofan is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Romanian.
Original GreekΜιτροφάν
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mitrofan is a romanization of Митрофан. Митрофан goes back to Ancient Greek Μητροφάνης, meaning “revealed by the mother.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
The name’s historical associations include the first bishop of Byzantium.
Mitrofan’s family of names
Mitrofan has an affectionate form in Mitroshka. In Ukrainian usage, Mitrofan is a transliteration of Митрофан. Mitrofan has an affectionate form in Mitya.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Mitrofan
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