Pythagoras

Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Πυθαγόρας(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /py.tʰa.ɡó.raːs/(Classical Greek) /pɪ.ˈθæɡ.əɹ.əs/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Derived from Pythios, a name of Apollo, combined with Greek ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace". This was the name of a 6th-century BC Greek philosopher and mathematician from Samos. He was the founder of a school of philosophy whose members believed that numbers described the universe.

Related Names

RootsPythios + agora

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Images

Detail showing Pythagoras from The School of Athens by Raphael (1508)Detail showing Pythagoras from The School of Athens by Raphael (1508)

Categories

history, math, mathematicians, philosophers, polymaths, theophoric names

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Πυθαγόρας.
Entry updated October 6, 2024