100 days of Nicknames! #7 PHILIP
Philip
Latin form of Philippos which means ‘friend of horses’, composed of the elements philos ‘friend’ and hippos ‘horse’.
The name was borne by five kings of Macedonia
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100 days of Nicknames! #6 PTOLEMAEUS
Ptolemaeus
Latin form of Ptolemeos from the polemeios "warlike", "aggressive" or "son of war". Some autienrieth renders the meaning of the name to be an adjective from ptólemos, explained as a Homeric form
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100 days of Nicknames! #5 ANTIGONUS
Antigonus
The Latin form of Antigonos, which mean ‘like the ancestor’ from anti ‘like’ and goneus ‘ancestor’.
The name was borne by many kings of Macedonia.
This was the name of one of
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100 days of Nicknames! #4 ALEXANDER
Alexander!
Latin form of Alexandros, which mean ‘defending men’ from alexein ‘to defend, protect, help’ and aner ‘man’ (genitive andros).
The name was borne by five kings of Macedonia.
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