Save Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized) Scripts Φιλοκτήτης(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Derived from φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover" and κτάομαι (ktaomai) meaning "to acquire". In Greek legend this was the name of a hero who was stranded on the island of Lemnos on his way to the Trojan War. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsphilos + ktaomaiVariantPhiloktetes Categories actions, archers, friendship, heroes, love, unity
