Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek [1] Scripts Ἀριστέας(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Derived from Greek ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best". This name was borne by a 7th-century BC Greek poet. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootaristosVariantsAristeus, AristonOther Languages & CulturesAristaeus, Aristaios(Greek Mythology) Aristeo(Spanish) Categories greatness, poets, the best Sources & References Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Ἀριστέας.