Given name
Polyphemus
“many-voiced”
Polyphemus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Polyphemus goes back to a word meaning “many-voiced.”
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Πολύφημος, built from Ancient Greek πολύ + φήμη + -ος.
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Polyphemus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Polyphemus was borrowed from the Ancient Greek form Πολύφημος.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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