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I keep getting different information on the meaning of this name. I have a name book which says it is of Greek origin and means "a serpent." This site also says it is Greek, but that it means "help." About half the name websites I have visited claim it means "helpful/helper", and the other half claim it means "serpent/serpentine." One site said it could mean either, but didn't give much info to back this up. Another even said that it is of French origin, which i'm fairly sure is untrue.
Anyway, I don't know any Greek at all, and although this site lists the word "ophelos" ("help") as the root, i was wondering what the Greek word for serpent is. could it maybe mean both helpful and serpent?

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I had grown rather attached to the serpent meaning...

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Thanks