"Heraclitus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌhɛɹ.əˈklaɪ.təs/, /he(ɪ).ɹɑ(ː)ˈkli(ː).tus/ [Latinate], /hɛɹ.əˈkli(ː).təs/ [Latinate]
enPR: hĕr'əklīʹtəs [Latinate] Etymology: From Latin Hēraclītus, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱlew-}}, {{bor|en|la|Hēraclītus}} Latin Hēraclītus, {{bor|en|grc|Ἡράκλειτος}} Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Heraclitus
  1. An Ancient Greek male given name from Ancient Greek, notably borne by Heraclitus of Ephesus, a pre-Socratic Ionian philosopher Wikipedia link: Heraclitus Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Ancient Greece, Philosophy Synonyms: Heracleitus (english: after the Classical Greek spelling) Derived forms: Heraclitean Translations (given name): Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Հերակլիտ (Heraklit) (Armenian), 赫拉克利特 (Hèlākèlìtè) (Chinese Mandarin), Hérakleitos [masculine] (Czech), Herakleitos [masculine] (Czech), Herakleitos (Finnish), Héraclite [masculine] (French), ჰერაკლიტე (heraḳliṭe) (Georgian), Heraklit [masculine] (German), Ηράκλειτος (Irákleitos) [masculine] (Greek), Eraclito [masculine] (Italian), ヘラクレイトス (Herakureitosu) (Japanese), 헤라클레이토스 (Herakeulleitoseu) (Korean), Hēraclītus [masculine] (Latin), Հերակղիտոս (Herakłitos) (Old Armenian), Heraklit [masculine] (Polish), Heráclito [masculine] (Portuguese), Геракли́т (Geraklít) [masculine] (Russian), Heráclito [masculine] (Spanish), Herakleitos (Swedish), Heraklitos (Turkish), Heraklit (Turkish), Heraklitus (Turkish), Гераклі́т (Heraklít) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Heraclitos [masculine] (Welsh)

Alternative forms

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