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Agapetus

Agapetus proper noun: a male given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Agapetus

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek
  2. A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ᾰ̓γᾰπητός (Ăgăpētós)

Origin of Agapetus

From Latin Agapētus, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓γᾰπητός (Ăgăpētós), from ᾰ̓γᾰπητός (ăgăpētós, “beloved”), from ᾰ̓γᾰπᾰ́ω (ăgăpắō, “to love”) + -τός (-tós, “masculine suffix”).

Questions about Agapetus

What does Agapetus mean?
Agapetus means a male given name from Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is Agapetus?
Agapetus is a proper noun.

Words near Agapetus in the dictionary

  1. Agapemonite
  2. Agapemonites
  3. agapet
  4. agapetae
  5. Agapeti
  6. Agapetus
  7. Agapetæ
  8. Agapey
  9. Agapeya
  10. agaphite
  11. Agapia

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