Nymphas

Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek [1], Biblical Greek, Biblical
Scripts Νυμφᾶς(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Short form of Nymphodoros. This name is mentioned briefly by Paul in his epistle to the Colossians in the New Testament. Alternatively, the Greek text might be read as Nympha referring to a woman. Some bible translations use Nymphas, others use Nympha.

Related Names

Feminine FormNymphodora(Ancient Greek)

Categories

nymphs, short forms, youth

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/publications/.
Entry added June 9, 2023