Meaning & History
Latinized form of Kleitophon. This name was borne by an Athenian oligarchic statesman and intellectual from the 5th century BC.In literature, Clitophon is the name of the protagonist of the novel Leucippe and Clitophon (also known as The Adventures of Leucippe and Clitophon) written by the Greek author Achilles Tatius (2nd century AD).