70%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Ancient Greek [1] Scripts Φωτίνη(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Derived from Greek φῶς (phos) meaning "light" (genitive φωτός (photos)). This is the name traditionally given to the Samaritan woman Jesus met at the well (see John 4:7). She is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Church. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootphosVariantPhotinaMasculine FormPhotiosOther Languages & CulturesFoteini, Fotini(Greek) People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class natural wholesome delicate refined strange complex serious Categories biblical women, Catholic saints, ends in -ine, isograms, light, Orthodox saints, saints Sources & References Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Φωτίνη.
