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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Πατρόβιος, Πατρωβίος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsPatrobius (latinized form), Patrovios (modern Greek transcription)
Meaning & History
Meaning not quite certain. The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πάτρα (patra) meaning "fatherland, native land" or from Greek πατρός (patros) meaning "of a father".The second element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun βία (bia) meaning "bodily strength, force" or the Greek noun βίος (bios) meaning "life".