At a Glance
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- pih-THAG-er-us
Pythagoras is an Ancient Greek boy's name. It appears in our list of Greek Baby Boy Names With Heroic Roots.
Meaning & Origin of Pythagoras
Origin: Ancient Greek.
A common claim: "market of Pythia" Actually: The '-agoras' element is usually connected to speaking or assembly (agora's core sense is 'gathering place', with 'market' a later, secondary sense), not literally 'market' -- so this popular gloss likely mistranslates the name.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Pythagoras
pih-THAG-er-usIPA /pɪˈθæɡ.ər.əs/
Popularity of Pythagoras
Pythagoras 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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