Hippolytus Forename
Approximately 79 people bear this name
Hippolytus Forename Definition:
A male name. Greek ‘Ιππόλυτος ‘letting horses loose’, the name of the s. of Theseus and Hippolyta Queen of the Amazons. It was the name of a Roman saint martyred in 252. A church dedicated to him in Rome gave its name to a cardinal. Ippolitus, Ypolitus are found in the 13th C, and a 14th-C Legendary gives the name of the saint as Ypolit.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 100% | 28 | 1:771,804 | 21,901 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 18 | 1:9,864,687 | 115,427 |
| Belgium | 100% | 6 | 1:1,915,007 | 18,066 |
| England | 100% | 6 | 1:9,267,154 | 67,986 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 5 | 1:6,089,988 | 140,568 |
| Ghana | 100% | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Kenya | 100% | 4 | 1:11,576,778 | 40,588 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 3 | 1:59,272 | 4,116 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| India | - | 1 | 1:1,214,877,971 | 4,759,450 |
| United States | - | 1 | 1:362,536,977 | 1,167,197 |
Hippolytus Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Greek ‘Ιππόλυτος ‘letting horses loose’, the name of the s. of Theseus and Hippolyta Queen of the Amazons. It was the name of a Roman saint martyred in 252. A church dedicated to him in Rome gave its name to a cardinal. Ippolitus, Ypolitus are found in the 13th C, and a 14th-C Legendary gives the name of the saint as Ypolit. The village of Ippollitts in Hertfordshire takes its name from the dedication of the church to St Hippolytus, and exhibits many and strange perversions of the name, culminating in Polledge. Another church dedicated to this saint is that at Ryme Intrinseca in Dorset, and in 1607 a baby in the neighbouring village of Holnest was christened Epowlett.
Ypolitus Curia Regis Rolls 1200. Ippolitus Curia Regis Rolls 1207. Ipolitus Curia Regis Rolls 1210, 1213.
Greek, ‘horse-destruction’: cf., therefore, Philip. In mythology, he was a son of Theseus (who seems to have been rather a libertine) by Hippolytë, queen of the Amazons; in martyrology, the most important Hippolytus is the C3 St. Hippolytus of Porto, concerning whom ‘the modern speculations... literally fill volumes’ (Benedictines).
Hippolytus Forename Popularity
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hipolytus | 95 | 13 | / |
| Hippollytus | 95 | 1 | / |
| Hippolitus | 90 | 63 | / |
| Hippoletus | 90 | 2 | / |
| Hippolytos | 90 | 1 | / |
| Hipolythus | 90 | 1 | / |
| Hyppolytus | 90 | 1 | / |
| Hipolitus | 84 | 317 | / |
| Ippolytos | 84 | 8 | / |
| Hypolytus | 84 | 6 | / |
| Hipoletus | 84 | 5 | / |
| Hippeltus | 84 | 1 | / |
| Hyppolitus | 80 | 13 | / |
| Hipolistus | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hipolittus | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hippolitos | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hipolaitus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ippollytos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hyppolytos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ipolitus | 78 | 3 | / |
| Ipoletus | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hypolitus | 74 | 92 | / |
| Hipolitos | 74 | 3 | / |
| Ihpolitus | 74 | 1 | / |
| Eppolitus | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ippolitos | 74 | 1 | / |
| Hypolestus | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ipolitos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hypolitos | 63 | 1 | / |
| Epolitos | 56 | 1 | / |
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