indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Πευκέστας(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsPeucestas (latinized form), Pefkestas (modern Greek transcription), Πευκέστης (Peukestes = Attic Greek form)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek noun πεύκη (peuke) meaning "pine (tree)" combined with -τας (-tas), which is the Aeolic, Epic and Doric Greek form of the Attic Greek suffix -της (-tes). The suffix forms nouns that represent a state of being.