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View Name: Hypatia


HYPATIA
GENDER: Feminine
OTHER SCRIPTS: ‘Υπατια (Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
Derived from Greek ‘υπατος (hypatos) meaning "highest, supreme". Hypatia of Alexandria was a 5th-century philosopher and mathematician, daughter of the mathematician Theon.
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MASCULINE FORM: Hypatos
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