Given name · also Latin

Polydorus

Polydorus is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Polydorus comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Polydorus developed from Πολύδωρος.

Polydorus’s family of names

In English usage, Polydorus developed from the Ancient Greek form Πολύδωρος. In English usage, Polydorus has a conventional equivalent in the Catalan form POLIDOR. In English usage, Polydorus has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form POLIDORO.

Walk Polydorus’s family in the name graph

PolydorusPolidoroPolidorPolydoreΠολύδωροςПолидор

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Polydorus has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greekwhere Polydorus comes from · 1 name

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Across languages 5

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

Similar names

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Ancient Greek

Polycletus

Polycletus is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in English and Latin.

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Ancient Greek

Pompylus

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

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Ancient Greek

Potitius

“water, nourish”

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Ancient Greek

Polyphemos

“many-voiced”

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Ancient Greek

Policarpo

“rich in fruit”

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Ancient Greek · Biblical

Pyrrhus

“fire colored”

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>99% boys

Ancient Greek

Ptolemæus

“warlike”

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>99% boys

Ancient Greek

Apollodorus

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

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Sibling ideas

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