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    The first name Procopius

    A boy’s name from Latin.

    Pronounced /pɹəˈkoʊ.pi.əs/ 3 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    Latin origin

    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).

    A form of Prokopios.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Procopius in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    بروكوبيوس
    Brukubyus
    Arabic
    Проко́пий
    Prokópij
    Bulgarian
    Procopi
    Catalan
    Prokop
    Czech, also Prokopios, Prokůpek
    Prokopio
    Esperanto
    Procope
    French
    Prokopios
    German, also Prokop
    Προκόπιος
    Prokópios
    Greek
    פְּרוֹקוֹפְּיוּס
    Prokopyus
    Hebrew
    Prokopiosz
    Hungarian
    Procopio
    Italian
    Prokopijs
    Latvian
    Prokopas
    Lithuanian
    Prokopios
    Norwegian
    Prokop
    Polish, also Prokopiusz
    Procópio
    Portuguese
    Проко́п
    Prokóp
    Russian, also Проко́пий, Проко́фий
    Prokop
    Slovak
    Prokopij
    Slovene
    Procopio
    Spanish
    Прокі́п
    Prokíp
    Ukrainian, also Проко́пій, Проко́фій

    Spelled Procopius in Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin, Romanian and Swedish too.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    • Prokopios

    Famous people named Procopius

    2 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Procopius of Scythopolis
      3rd-century martyr and saint, 250–303
    • Procopius of Constantinople
      Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1785 to 1789

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    Questions

    What does the name Procopius mean?
    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).
    What is the origin of the name Procopius?
    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).
    How do you pronounce Procopius?
    Procopius is /pɹəˈkoʊ.pi.əs/, 3 syllables.
    What name is Procopius a form of?
    Procopius is a form of Prokopios.
    What are other spellings of Procopius?
    Prokopios.