Epimenides

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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Ἐπιμενίδης(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsEpimenidis (modern Greek transcription)

Meaning & History

Means "son of Epimenes" in Greek, derived from the name Epimenes combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

A notable bearer of this name was Epimenides of Cnossos, a semi-mythical Greek seer and philosopher-poet from the 6th or 7th century BC.
Added 2/13/2013 by anonymous
Edited 12/5/2020 by Lucille, Mike C and MikeTest