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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Ἁρμόξενος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsHarmoxenus (latinized form), Armoxenos (variant transcription)
Meaning & History
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun ἅρμα (harma) meaning "chariot" or the Greek verb ἁρμόζω (harmozo) meaning "to join, to fit together". Also compare the related Greek nouns ἁρμή (harme) and ἁρμός (harmos), which both mean "joining, junction".The second element is derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest". As such, the meaning of this name must be something along the lines of "foreign chariot" or "the joining of a guest".