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The term dikaios originates from the Greek language, meaning righteous or just. Dikaios was mainly used as an epithet in the titles of Hellenized dynasts in regions such as Bactria Parthia, Cappadocia, and Pontus. [1] In Eastern Christianity, dikaios distinguishes these individuals from saints recognized in the Christian era.
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Agatha, also Agata, is a feminine given name derived from the Greek feminine name Ἀγάθη (Agáthē; alternative form: Ἀγαθή Agathḗ), which is a nominalized form of ἀγαθή (agathḗ), i.e. the feminine form of the adjective ἀγαθός (agathós) "good". [3] [4] [5] It was the name of St. Agatha of Sicily, a third-century ...
The study of ancient Greek personal names is a branch of onomastics, the study of names, [1] and more specifically of anthroponomastics, the study of names of persons.There are hundreds of thousands and even millions of individuals whose Greek name are on record; they are thus an important resource for any general study of naming, as well as for the study of ancient Greece itself.
Although much less common, there are also male equivalents in English such as Dory, from the Greek masculine Δωρόθεος (Dōrótheos). Dorofei is a rarely used Russian male version of the name. [4] The given names Theodore and Theodora are derived from the same two Greek root words as Dorothy, albeit reversed in order.
The name has been among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States since the mid-1950s and was the 76th most popular name for newborn American girls in 2023. It has been one of the 500 most popular names for girls in England and Wales since 2012 and was the 104th most popular name for newborn British girls in 2023.
The name Antheia was also given to Hera and connected to the Horae, [1] under which she had a temple at Argos. [2] It was also an epithet of Aphrodite at Knossos . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] She was the goddess of vegetation , gardens, blossoms, especially worshipped in spring and near lowlands and marshlands , favorable to the growth of vegetation.
The Greek name Φοίβη Phoíbē is the feminine form of Φοῖβος Phoîbos meaning "pure, bright, radiant", an epithet given to Apollo as a sun-god. [2] [3] [4] Phoebe was also an epithet of Artemis as a moon-goddess.