At a Glance
- Meaning
- Power of horses
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- hih-POK-ruh-teez
Hippocrates is an Ancient Greek boy's name meaning “power of horses”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Hippocrates
Meaning: Power of horses.
Origin: Ancient Greek.
A common claim: The literal translation 'horse power' is sometimes linked to the modern physics unit 'horsepower.' Actually: The resemblance is coincidental -- 'horsepower' was coined by James Watt in the 18th century and has no etymological connection to this Ancient Greek name.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Hippocrates
hih-POK-ruh-teezIPA /hɪˈpɒkrətiːz/
Popularity of Hippocrates
Hippocrates doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Hippocrates
Similar Names
Ptolemy · Heiwa · Herodotus · Hoa Binh · Heraclitus · Hesperus
