67%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek [1] Scripts Φώτιος(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Derived from Greek φῶς (phos) meaning "light" (genitive φωτός (photos)). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootphosFeminine FormsPhotina, PhotineOther Languages & CulturesFotios, Fotis(Greek) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange complex serious Categories light, Orthodox saints Sources & References Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Φώτιος.