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Stylianos
Stylianos comes from Greek Στυλιανός, and goes back to Ancient Greek στῦλος ‘pole’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστῦλοςstûlos‘pole’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΣτυλιανόςliterally ‘someone firm’
- Greek1453–presentsame formStylianós
- EnglishtodayStylianos
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστῦλοςstûlos‘pole’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΣτυλιανόςliterally ‘someone firm’
- Greek1453–presentsame formStylianós
- EnglishtodayStylianos
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’
state, system, stay, rest, post, stand, distance, stadium, assistant, constitution, stood, contest, consistent, assistance, stable, instance, assist, establishment, establish, destination, stem, testimony, destiny, resist, instant, substance, static, stability, distant, insist, consist, persistent, stud, stationary, prostitution, persist, stool, prostitute, substitution, stale, 159 more
Today it means
name A transliteration of the Greek male given name Στυλιανός (Stylianós), used in Greece.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek στῦλος / Stylianos