Gender Masculine
Scripts Λεύκιππος(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Means "white horse", derived from Greek λευκός (leukos) meaning "white, bright" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse". This name was borne by a 5th-century BC Greek philosopher, as well as by several characters in Greek mythology.

Related Names

Rootsleukos + hippos
VariantsLeucippus(Ancient Greek) Leucippus(Greek Mythology)

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Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Λεύκιππος.
Entry added November 20, 2020