Given name
Pelagius
“man of the sea”
Pelagius is a variant of Pelagios. One Greek interpretation is “man of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Pelagius is a variant of Pelagios. One Greek interpretation is “man of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Pelagius is a variant of Pelagios. An origin associated with Pelagios is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Pelagius developed from Πελάγιος.
Pelagius’s family of names
Pelagius has a feminine form in Pelagia. In English usage, Pelagius has a conventional equivalent in the Galician form PAI. In English usage, Pelagius has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Pelayo.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Pelagius has relatives in 12 languages.
14 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Pelagius
- Pope Pelagius IIPope and Bishop of Rome (r. 579-590)520–590
- Pope Pelagius Ipope505–561
- Pelagius4th-century theologian, namesake of Pelagianism354–420
- Pelagius of Córdoba10th-century Spanish saint912–926
- Pelagius of ConstanceCroatian saint270–283
- Pelagius of OviedoSpanish priest1050–1153
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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“resembling the flower”
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“resembling the sweetbrier flower”
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