Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Ἱπποκρατίδας(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsHippocratidas (latinized form), Ippokratidas (modern Greek transcription)
Meaning & History
Aeolic and Doric Greek form of Hippokratides, because it contains ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).This name was notably borne by a Eurypontid king of Sparta from the 7th century BC. He is usually known under the latinized form of his name, which is Hippocratidas.