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METHODIUS
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GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
OTHER SCRIPTS: Μεθοδιος (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: mə-THO-dee-əs (English) [key]
Meaning & History
Latinized form of the Greek name Μεθοδιος (Methodios), derived from Greek μεθοδος (methodos) meaning "pursuit" or "method", ultimately from μετα (meta) "with" and ‘οδος (hodos) "road". Saint Methodius was a Greek missionary to the Slavs who developed the Cyrillic alphabet (with his brother Cyril) in order to translate the Bible into Slavic.
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