Given name

Symmachus

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

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Symmachus comes from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

From Ancient Greek Σύμμαχος.

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Symmachus’s family of names

In German usage, Symmachus has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form SIMAKO. In Polish usage, Symmachus has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form SIMMACO. In Polish usage, Symmachus has a conventional equivalent in Σύμμαχος.

Walk Symmachus’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Symmachus has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

Ancient Greek

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 3

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

People named Symmachus

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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Sibling ideas

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