Given name

Polycarpus

Polycarpus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Polycarpus comes from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

From Ancient Greek Πολύκαρπος.

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Polycarpus’s family of names

In Latin usage, Polycarpus has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Polykarp.

Walk Polycarpus’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Ancient Greek

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Sibling ideas

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