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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Ἱερόδοτος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsHierodotus (latinized form)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek adjective ἱερός (hieros) meaning "sacred" combined with the Greek adjective δοτός (dotos) meaning "given, granted".This name is not to be confused with the related name Herodotos (see Herodotus), which is very similar in appearance but has a different meaning.