Date
Name Pelopidas
Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Πελοπίδας(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsAttic Greek form: Πελοπίδης (Pelopides)
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Meaning & History
Means "son of Pelops" in Greek, derived from the name PELOPS combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).This name was notably borne by an important Greek statesman and general (4th century BC) from the city of Thebes in the Greek region of Boeotia.