# Procopius (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/procopius/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /pɹəˈkoʊ.pi.əs/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Prokopios |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

Via Latin Procopius from Koine Greek Προκόπῐος (Prokópĭos), from Ancient Greek προκοπή (prokopḗ, “progress forward to prosperity; advancement toward success; improvement by diligence”), with Latin suffix -ius equivalent to Greek suffix -ῐος (-ĭos).

## In other languages

- Arabic: بروكوبيوس
- Bulgarian: Проко́пий
- Catalan: Procopi
- Czech: Prokop, Prokopios, Prokůpek
- Danish: Procopius, Prokopius
- Dutch: Procopius
- Esperanto: Prokopio
- Finnish: Procopius, Prokopios
- French: Procope
- German: Prokopios, Prokop
- Greek: Προκόπιος
- Hebrew: פְּרוֹקוֹפְּיוּס
- Hungarian: Prokopiosz
- Italian: Procopio
- Latin: Procopius
- Latvian: Prokopijs
- Lithuanian: Prokopas
- Norwegian: Prokopios
- Polish: Prokop, Prokopiusz
- Portuguese: Procópio

## People named Procopius

- Procopius of Scythopolis, 3rd-century martyr and saint
- Procopius of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1785 to 1789

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.