Given name & surname · also Latin
Policarpo
“rich in fruit”
Policarpo is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Spanish and Italian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Policarpo comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Latin Policarpus, from Ancient Greek πολύκαρπος.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Policarpo’s family of names
In English usage, Policarpo has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form POLIKARP. In Filipino usage, Policarpo as a surname has a related form in POLICARPIO.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Policarpo has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 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.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Policarpo
- PolyBrazilian footballer (1907-1986)
- Policarpo Paz GarcíaPresident of Honduras1932–2000
- Policarpo BonillaPresident of Honduras (1858–1926)
- Policarpo ToroChilean naval officer (1851-1921)1856–1921
- Polikarpe KakabadzeSoviet writer (1893-1972)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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