Given name
Photius
“a scholarly man”
Photius is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “a scholarly man.”
Original GreekΦώτιος
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “a scholarly man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
In English usage, Photius developed from Φώτιος.
Photius’s family of names
In English usage, Photius developed from the Ancient Greek form Φώτιος. In Latin usage, Photius has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Focjusz. Photius has a related form in Photeas.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Photius has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Photius comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Photius
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