Polybus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πόλῠβος (Pólŭbos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
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Polycarpus
From Ancient Greek Πολύκαρπος (Polúkarpos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Polyclitus
Learned borrowing from Latin Polyclītus, from Ancient Greek Πολῠ́κλειτος (Polŭ́kleitos). Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πολῠ́κλειτος (Polŭ́kleitos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Polydeuces
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Polyphemos
From Ancient Greek Πολύφημος (Polúphēmos), from πολύ (polú) + φήμη (phḗmē) + -ος (-os), literally “many-voiced”, “much spoken of”, or “abounding in songs and legends”.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Polyphemus
From Ancient Greek Πολύφημος (Polúphēmos, from πολύ (polú) + φήμη (phḗmē) + -ος (-os), literally “many-voiced”, “much spoken of”, or “abounding in songs and legends”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Pompylus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Posidonius
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ποσειδώνιος (Poseidṓnios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Putiphar
From Biblical Hebrew פּוֹטִיפָר (Pōṭīfar), itself from Egyptian pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ (in hieroglyphics 𓇳𓅮𓏙𓅮)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Quintinus
From Latin diminutive of Quīntus, from quīntus (“fifth”), itself from quīnque (“five”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Rachel
Borrowed from Late Latin Rāchēl, from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḫēl, “ewe”). Doublet of Raquel. From Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Raphael
Latin Raphael. From Koine Greek Ῥᾱφᾱήλ (Rhāphāḗl), from Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl, literally “God cures/has healed”). From Latin Raphael, from Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Rebecca
The Vulgate (Latin) form of biblical Rebekah, from Hebrew רִבְקָה (Rivka, “enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”). From Hebrew רִבְקָה (Riḇqāh, “enchantingly beautiful,…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Rhescuporis
From Ancient Greek Ῥησκούπορις (Rhēskoúporis), ultimately from Thracian.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Richardus
Borrowed from Middle High German Rihard, derived from Old High German Rihhart, from Frankish *Rīkuhardu, from Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Robertus
Borrowed from Frankish *Hrōþiberht, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Ruben
From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén). Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén). From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén). From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén). From Biblical Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Saladinus
A Latinized form of the Arabic صَلَاح الدِّين (ṣalāḥ ad-dīn)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Sara
From Latin Sara (“Sarah”). From Middle Dutch sara, from Latin Sara, from Ancient Greek Σᾱ́ρᾱ (Sā́rā), from Hebrew שָׂרָה. a female given name from Biblical Hebrew; variant…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Schirgalo
A Latinization of Old Ruthenian Скирге́ла (Skirhéla), from Lithuanian Skirgaila.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Sem
Ultimately from Hebrew שֵׁם (shem). a male given name from Hebrew, variant of Sēmus
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
Semus
a male given name from Hebrew, variant of Sēm
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Severinus
Derivative of the Roman gens name Sevērus, from Latin sevērus (“serious, grave”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Siemovitus
Borrowed from Polish Ziemowit + -us m.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Sophocles
From Latin Sophoclēs from Ancient Greek Σοφοκλῆς (Sophoklês). From Ancient Greek Σοφοκλῆς (Sophoklês).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Stephanus
From Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos, “crown”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Syra
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σύρα (Súra). Contrast syrus (“syrian”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Tedusius
Form of Theodosius, from Ancient Greek Θεοδόσιος (Theodósios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Telestis
From Ancient Greek τελεστίς (telestís, “perfected”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Thebe
a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Thebe
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Themistius
From the Latin Themistius, from the Ancient Greek Θεμίστιος (Themístios). From the Ancient Greek Θεμίστιος (Themístios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Theodericus
From a Germanic origin likely via Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*þiudareiks), from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōrīks (from *þeudō (“people”) + *rīks (“king”)). Etymologically unrelated…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Theodora
From the Ancient Greek feminine form of Theodore. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Theodora
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Theodorus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros), from θεός (theós, “god”) + δῶρον (dôron, “gift”). Compare Latin Theodosius, Matthaeus, Deōdatus, Iōnāthās, Nathanael.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Theodosius
From Ancient Greek Θεοδόσιος (Theodósios, from θεός (theós, “god”) + δόσις (dósis, “a giving”), literally “given by God”). Compare Deōdatus, Matthaeus, Theodōrus, Iōnāthās and…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Thomas
Inherited from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās m (as in the Vulgate), from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא or תאמא…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Tlepolemus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τληπόλεμος (Tlēpólemos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Tobias
Derived from Ancient Greek Τωβίας (Tōbías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek Τωβίας (Tōbías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Triphon
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρύφων (Trúphōn). This form is used in Lhomond's works.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Tryphon
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρῡ́φων (Trū́phōn).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Tycho
From Ancient Greek Τύχων (Túkhōn), akin to τύχον (túkhon, “lucky”), from τύχη (túkhē) and τυγχάνω (tunkhánō), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ-.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Tydeus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τῡδεύς (Tūdeús).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Vitomir
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic *Витомиръ (*Vitomirŭ).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Vladimirus
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Vladislaus
Borrowed from Polish Władysław + -us m.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Vratislaus
Borrowed from Polish Wratysław + -us m.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Woydat
A Latinization of Old Ruthenian Войда́тъ (Vojdát), from Lithuanian Vaidotas.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Zeno
Via Latin Zēnō, from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn), an ancient derivative of Ζεύς (Zeús), from Proto-Hellenic *dzéus, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Modern scientific and…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Zenobius
From Latin Zēnobius, from Ancient Greek Ζηνόβιος (Zēnóbios). From Ancient Greek Ζηνόβιος (Zēnóbios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Zenodorus
From Ancient Greek Ζηνόδωρος (Zēnódōros).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Zenon
From Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn). Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn). From Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn), an ancient derivative of Ζεύς (Zeús), from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Zenothemis
Borrowed from Ancient Greek.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Ziemomyslus
Borrowed from Polish Ziemomysł + -us.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Zoilus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζωΐλος (Zōḯlos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S