Hypatia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek].
  2. Hypatia of Alexandria (born c. AD 350–370; died 415), an Ancient Greek mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, and head of the Neoplatonic school at Alexandria.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Hypatia

Etymology

From Latin Hypatia, from Ancient Greek Ὑπατία (Hupatía), from ὕπατος (húpatos, “highest, best”).

Derived words

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