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    The first name Methodius

    A boy’s name from Greek.

    3 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    Greek origin

    From Medieval Greek Μεθόδιος (Methódios), from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos), from μετ’ (met’, apocopic form of μετά (metá)) + ὁδός (hodós). By surface analysis, met- + -hod + -ius.

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    Methodius in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    مِيثُودِيُوس
    mīṯūdiyūs
    Arabic
    Методи
    Metodi
    Bulgarian
    Metoděj
    Czech
    Méthode
    French
    Method
    German
    Μεθόδιος
    Methódios
    Greek
    Metód
    Hungarian
    Metodio
    Italian
    Metody
    Polish
    Metodiu
    Romanian
    Мефо́дий
    Mefódij
    Russian

    Spelled Methodius in Latin too.

    Famous people named Methodius

    2 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Methodius of Thessaloniki
      Christian missionary to the Slavs, 815–885
    • Methodius Qu Ailin
      Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop, born 1961

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    Questions

    What does the name Methodius mean?
    From Medieval Greek Μεθόδιος (Methódios), from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos), from μετ’ (met’, apocopic form of μετά (metá)) + ὁδός (hodós). By surface analysis, met- + -hod + -ius.
    What is the origin of the name Methodius?
    From Medieval Greek Μεθόδιος (Methódios), from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos), from μετ’ (met’, apocopic form of μετά (metá)) + ὁδός (hodós). By surface analysis, met- + -hod + -ius.