Σταμάτιος

Greek

Etymology

From σταματώ (stamató, “to stop”). Attested from the 16th century onward, it expressed a parental wish to ward off stillbirth in any subsequent pregnancies.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /staˈmatios/
  • Hyphenation: Στα‧μά‧τι‧ος

Proper noun

Σταμάτιος • (Stamátios) m

  1. A male given name
  2. Any Christian martyr whose feast day in the Greek Orthodox tradition is 3 February or 8 November.

Declension

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