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BoyPronounced Classical Greek /py.tʰa.ɡó.raːs/; English /pɪ.ˈθæɡ.əɹ.əs/

Pythagoras

This name is derived from Pythios, a name of Apollo, combined with Greek ἀγορά meaning "assembly, marketplace".

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Pythagoras is a boy name.

Pronunciation: Classical Greek /py.tʰa.ɡó.raːs/; English /pɪ.ˈθæɡ.əɹ.əs/.

GenderBoy
PronunciationClassical Greek /py.tʰa.ɡó.raːs/; English /pɪ.ˈθæɡ.əɹ.əs/

Meaning and history

This name is derived from Pythios, a name of Apollo, combined with Greek ἀγορά ( agora ) meaning "assembly, marketplace". This was the name of a 6th-century BC Greek philosopher and mathematician from Samos. He was the founder of a school of philosophy whose members believed that numbers described the universe.

Notes and context

Usage: ancient greek | Ancient Greek: Πυθαγόρας