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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Λεώφαντος, Λεόφαντος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsLeophantus (latinized form), Leofantos (modern Greek transcription)
Meaning & History
The first element of this name is derived from either the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos) or from the Greek noun λέων (leon) meaning "lion". The second element is derived from the Greek adjective φαντός (phantos) meaning "visible". Also compare the Greek verb φαντάζω (phantazo) meaning "to make visible".Leophantos was the name of a philosopher from ancient Greece, who was sometimes counted to be among the Seven Sages of Greece.