Etymology of ancient Macedonian names

[Ptolemy]

And i was wondering when Orphic will post in this thread

Ok here is a list with names from Alexander's army. Some of them are already discussed above. Pick some of the rest.

30. Simmias
31. Polyperchon
32. thetima (f)
33. dagina
34. Dionysophon
35. Admetos
36. Hegelochos
37. Attalos
38. Leonnatos
39. Krateros
40. Perdikkas
41. Meleagros
42. Alketas
43. Orontes
44. Andromenes
45. Polemon
46. Simmias
47. Polyperchon
48. Siramias
49. Larichos
50. Erigyios
51. Laomedon
52. Harpalos
53. Machatas
54. Lagos
55. Nearchos
56. Androtimos
57. Balakros
58. Nikanor
59. Arrybas
60. Demetrios
61. Menes
62. Dionysios
63. Peukestas
64. Agathokles
65. Aristonous
66. Peisaios
67. Peithon
68. Krateuas
69. Autodikos
70. Iolaos
71. Antikles
72. Aphthonetos
73. Aphtonios (elaptonius)
74. Archedamos
75. Aretis
76. Charikles
77. Epimenes
78. Eurylochos
79. Excipinus (?)
80. Gorgatas
81. Gorgias
82. Hekataios
83. Hermolaos
84. Metron
85. Sostratos
86. Charos
87. Hegesimachos (Simachos)
88. Limnaios
89. Nikanor
90. Marsyas
91. Dropides
92. Dimnos
93. Neoptolemos
94. Addaios
95. Timandros
96. Atarrhias
97. Deinomenes
98. Theodotos
99. Teutamos
100. Eudamos
101. Sitalkes
102. Eurybotas
103. Klearchos
104. Kleandros
105. Herakon
106. Polemokrates
107. Agerros
108. Menedemos
109. Althaimenes
110. Hieronymos
111. Glaukias
112. Heracleides
113. Pantordanos
114. Sopolis
115. Peroidas
116. Protomachos
117. Polydamas

P.S some of them may be other Greeks. I didnt have the time to verify each name.

About Berve now. His complete list is about 834 ancient macedonian names.

Berve had written a kind of Who Was Who?
catalogue of all the individuals (834 altogether by his count)
reported by any ancient source to have been associated with
Alexander (his volume II), arranged alphabetically, supplementing
a smaller volume (I) containing accounts of the institutions,
organizations, and groups, both civil and military, which
provided the framework for the lives that he documented in the
second volume. Heckel, on the other hand, concentrates only on
biographies, of two different groups of people

http://www.infomotions.com/serials/b...m-marshals.txt

[akritas]

Admetos (Άδμητος)
derive from the word a+damaw(damazw) and mean tameless,obstreperous.Damazw mean chasten, prevail

Androtimos(Ανδρότιμος)
derive from the words andreios (brave, courageous) and timitis(honest, upright )

[Ptolemy]

PEITHON m Ancient Greek
Means "the one who persuades". It was a common name among Macedonians and the most famous holders of that names were Peithon, son of Sosicles, responsible for the royal pages and Peithon, son of Krateuas, a marshal of Alexander the Great.


SOSTRATOS m Ancient Greek
Derives from the Greek words "Σως (=safe) +Στρατος (=army)". He was son of Amyntas and was executed as a conspirator.

DIMNOS m Ancient Greek
Derives from the greek verb "δειμαίνω (= i have fear). One of the conspirators.

TIMANDROS m Ancient Greek
Meaning "Man's honour". It derives from the greek words "Τιμή (=honour) + Άνδρας (=man). One of the commanders of regular Hypaspistes.

[Ptolemy]

Tlepolemos,(τληπόλεμος) m Ancient Greek
Derives from greek words "τλήμων (=brave) + πόλεμος (=war)". In greek mythology Tlepolemos was a son of Heracles. In alexanders era, Tlepolemos was appointed Satrap of Carmania from Alexander the Great.

Axios (Άξιος) m ancient Greek
Meaning "capable". His name was found on one inscription along with his patronymic "Άξιος Αντιγόνου Μακεδών".

Theoxenos (Θεόξενος) ancient Greek
Derives from greek words "θεός (=god) + ξένος (=foreigner).His name appears as a donator of the Apollo temple along with his patronymic and city of origin(Θεόξενος Αισχρίωνος Κασσανδρεύς).

Mitron (Μήτρων) ancient Greek
Derives from the greek word "Μήτηρ (=Mother)". Mitron of Macedon appears in a inscription as a donator.

[Ptolemy]

Voulomaga(Βουλομάγα) f ancient greek
Derives from greek words "Βούλομαι (=desire) + άγαν (=too much)". Her name is found among donators.

KLEOCHARIS (Κλεοχάρης) M ancient greek
Derives from greek words "Κλέος (=fame) + "Χάρις (=Grace). Kleocharis, son of Pytheas from Amphipoli was a Macedonian honoured in the city of Eretria at the time of Demetrius son of Antigonus.

[Ptolemy]

PREPELAOS(Πρεπέλαος) m, ancient Greek
Derives from greek words "πρέπω (=be distinguished) + λαος (=people). He was a general of Kassander.

[Ptolemy]

HIPPOLOCHOS (Ιππόλοχος) m, ancient Greek
Derives from the greek words "Ίππος" (= horse) + "Λόχος"(=set up ambush). Hippolochos was a Macedonian historian (ca. 300 B.C.)

ALEXARCHOS (Αλέξαρχος) m, ancient Greek
Derives from Greek "Αλέξω" (=defend, protect, help) + "Αρχος " (= master). Alexarchos was brother of Cassandros.

[Amyntas]

what does the name "Tyrimmas" mean? does it even have a meaning?

[akritas]

Τυρρίμας was also a knowm Epirotan mythical king.I mean for Homeric time, Odyssey era

[Amyntas]

yeah i know but what does it mean? (Alexandros for example means "protects his men" but what does Tyrimmas mean?)