Date
Name Herophilos
Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Ἡρόφιλος
Other Forms FormsἩράφιλος (Heraphilos)
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Meaning & History
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess HERA combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".This name was borne by a Greek physician from the 3rd century BC, who is now deemed to be the first anatomist.