Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Ῥιψόλαος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsRhipsolaus (latinized form), Ripsolaos (variant transcription)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek noun ῥῖψις (rhipsis) meaning "a throwing, a hurling" combined with the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people".