Hippolyte (2)

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Usage：French

Meaning & History：

French form of HIPPOLYTOS.

HIPPOLYTOS male Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek

Means "freer of horses" from Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse" and λυω (luo) "to loosen". In Greek legend he was the son of Theseus who was tragically loved by his stepmother Phaedra. This was also the name of a 3rd-century theologian, saint and martyr.

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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GREEK: Hippolytos

GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Hippolytos

ITALIAN: Ippolito

POLISH: Hipolit

PORTUGUESE: Hipólito

RUSSIAN: Ippolit

SPANISH: Hipólito

FEMININE FORMS

GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Hippolyta, Hippolyte