Byzantine names

[Rowan]

I must say though, what the heck does "Kallipoleos" mean? It seems related to Cyprus...it must be me, but my character seems full of odd coincidences...

Reminds me of Gallipoli. Combined with the ek it could mean Gallipolian.

[Privateerkev]

what's funny is that I wrote Makedonios as being "tall" without knowing what the name meant. I also gave him his habit of drinking mint tea before discovering that mint is huge on Cyprus.

woot...

[ULC]

I see, well, that seems to clear things up, since I could only ever find "Kallipoleos" connected to a University in Cyprus , still even that works into my character. At least your not alone in it PK, of course, the mint thing really is kinda intriguing , what motivated it in the first place?

[Privateerkev]

I see, well, that seems to clear things up, since I could only ever find "Kallipoleos" connected to a University in Cyprus , still even that works into my character. At least your not alone in it PK, of course, the mint thing really is kinda intriguing , what motivated it in the first place?

I personally love mint. Spearmint, peppermint, ect... In the Hippodrome, I just wrote it in for fun. Then when I was researching Cyprus cuisine for our story, I read that mint is put into just about everything because the plant grows so well on the island.

[Ituralde]

So Pavlos means "small", maybe that's why he's so disgruntled all the time.

[_Tristan_]

What's funny about your avatar's name Ituralde is that it translates almost exactly as Paul Goldsmith... not very Byzantine, if you ask me

[Ituralde]

So Chrysovergos is Goldsmith? Already wondered what it meant...

[Ramses II CP]

Hah! If you search for 'Vissarionas' and meaning on Google one of my posts is the top result. Guess I'll have to make my own meaning, eh?

[_Tristan_]

Yes, Ramses or find somebody with enough fluency in Ancient Greek to derive meaning from your name, if there is some meaning to be found...