Gender Masculine
Scripts Προκόπιος(Greek)

Meaning & History

Derived from Greek προκοπή (prokope) meaning "progress, advance". Saint Prokopios was an early Christian martyr who was beheaded in Palestine during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.

Related Names

VariantProkopis(Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesProkop(Czech) Prokopiy, Prokopy(Russian)

Name Days

Greece: July 8

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Entry updated April 25, 2021