Meaning & origin
What it means
Polýkleitos is a romanization of Πολύκλειτος. Πολύκλειτος is built from elements meaning “very” and “famed”.
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Where it comes from
Polýkleitos is a romanization of Πολύκλειτος. Πολύκλειτος comes from Argos, and ultimately from Sicyon.
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Polýkleitos’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Polýkleitos has a conventional equivalent in the English form Polyclitus. In Greek usage, Polýkleitos is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Πολύκλειτος.
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Spellings & scripts 1
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Across languages 1
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