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Subject: Re: Hebrew or Greek names that mean "ACTION and PREEMINENCE"
Author: marina   (guest, 84.27.0.213)
Date: April 15, 2010 at 8:30:17 AM
Reply to: Re: Hebrew or Greek names that mean "ACTION and PREEMINENCE" by dramaelf
Greek names derived from or related to Greek protia πρωτιά meaning "preeminence":

PROTIOS from Greek protia πρωτιά meaning "preeminence"
PROTOS/PROTEUS meaning "first"
PROTASIUS and PROTERIUS are problably also derived from Greek protos "first"
PROTOGONUS "firstborn" from Greek protos "first" and genesi "birth" (female: PROTOGENEA)

Greek names derived from or related to Greek aristi άριστη meaning "best, excellent":

ARISTOS from Greek aristos "best"
ARISTAIOS/ARISTEUS "the best"
ARISTARCHUS "the best dominator/judge"
ARISTIDES "the best kind" from Greek aristos "best" and eidos "kind, type" (aristeides: the sun of the best, the perfect)
ARISTOKLEOS "the best glory" from Greek aristos "best" and kleos "glory"
ARISTODEMOS “the best people”, derived from the Greek elements aristos “best” and demos “the people”





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