Pamphilos

Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Πάμφιλος(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Means "friend of all" from Greek πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" and φίλος (philos) meaning "friend". This was the name of a 4th-century saint from Caesarea in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina.

Related Names

Rootspan + philos
VariantPamphilus
Other Languages & CulturesPanfilo(Italian) Pánfilo(Spanish)

Categories

Ancient Greek words, beloved, friendship

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Πάμφιλος.
Entry updated October 6, 2024