At a Glance: Name: Hippolytus – Meaning: one who frees or lets loose horses; from Greek 'hippos' (horse) and 'lytos' (loosed) – Origin: Greek – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: hih-POL-ih-tus
Hippolytus is a Greek boy's name meaning “one who frees or lets loose horses; from Greek 'hippos' (horse) and 'lytos' (loosed)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Hippolytus
Meaning: One who frees or lets loose horses; from Greek 'hippos' (horse) and 'lytos' (loosed).
Origin: Greek.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Hippolytus
Phonetic: hih-POL-ih-tus IPA: /hɪˈpɒlɪtəs/
Popularity of Hippolytus
Hippolytus 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.
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