Given name · also Latin
Polydore
Polydore is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in French.
Original LatinPolydorus
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Polydore comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In French usage, Polydore developed from Πολύδωρος.
Polydore’s family of names
In French usage, Polydore developed from the Ancient Greek form Πολύδωρος. In French usage, Polydore has a conventional equivalent in the English form Polydorus. In French usage, Polydore has a conventional equivalent in the Ancient Greek form Πολύδωρος.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Polydore
- Polydore VeirmanBelgian rower (1881–1951)
- Polydore de Keyserlawyer, Lord Mayor of London (1832–1898)
- Polydore BeaufauxBelgian painter (1829–1905)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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