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Gender Masculine
Other Forms FormsPolyenus (variant latinization or spelling)
Meaning & History
Latinized form of Polyainos. A notable bearer of this name was the Greek mathematician Polyaenus of Lampsacus (3rd century BC), who was a friend of the famous Greek philosopher Epicurus. Polyaenus was also the name of a Macedonian author and rhetorician from the 2nd century AD.