Procopius

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proper noun

A male given name from Latin Procopius [in turn from Ancient Greek Προκόπιος (Prokópios)], of rare usage, variant of Prokopios, feminine equivalent Procopia.

OriginLatin Procopius ← Koine Greek Προκόπῐος ← Ancient Greek προκοπή →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Prokopios

  1. A male given name from Latin Procopius [in turn from Ancient Greek Προκόπιος (Prokópios)], of rare usage, variant of Prokopios, feminine equivalent Procopia.
  2. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Saint Procopius, an early Christian martyr of the 3rd century CE.
  3. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Procopius, a Roman imperial usurper of the 4th century CE.
  4. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Procopius of Caesarea, a Byzantine Greek historian of the 6th century CE.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπροκοπή“progress forward to prosperity; advancement toward success; improvement by diligence”
  2. Koine GreekΠροκόπῐος
  3. LatinProcopius
  4. EnglishProcopius

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).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Προκόπῐος
  • Προκόπῐος (Prokópĭos)male given name
Arabic بروكوبيوس
  • بروكوبيوس (Brukubyus)male given name
Basque Prokopio
  • Prokopiomale given name
Bulgarian Проко́пий
  • Проко́пий (Prokópij)male given name
Catalan Procopi
  • Procopimale given name
Czech Prokop, Prokopios
  • Prokopmale given name
  • Prokopiosmale given name
  • Prokůpekmale given name
Danish Procopius, Prokopius
  • Procopiusmale given name
  • Prokopiusmale given name
Dutch Procopius
  • Procopiusmale given name
Esperanto Prokopio
  • Prokopiomale given name
Finnish Procopius, Prokopios
  • Procopiusmale given name
  • Prokopiosmale given name
French Procope
  • Procopemale given name
German Prokopios, Prokop
  • Prokopiosmale given name
  • Prokopmale given name
Greek Προκόπιος
  • Προκόπιος (Prokópios)male given name
Hebrew פְּרוֹקוֹפְּיוּס
  • פְּרוֹקוֹפְּיוּס (Prokopyus)male given name
Hungarian Prokopiosz
  • Prokopioszmale given name
Italian Procopio
  • Procopiomale given name
Latin Procopius
  • Procopiusmale given name
Latvian Prokopijs
  • Prokopijsmale given name
Lithuanian Prokopas
  • Prokopasmale given name
Norwegian Bokmål Prokopios
  • Prokopiosmale given name
Persian پروکوپیوس
  • پروکوپیوس (prokopyus)male given name
Polish Prokop, Prokopiusz
  • Prokopmale given name
  • Prokopiuszmale given name
Portuguese Procópio
  • Procópiomale given name
Romanian Procopius, Procopie
  • Procopiusmale given name
  • Procopiemale given name
Russian Проко́п, Проко́пий
  • Проко́п (Prokóp)male given name
  • Проко́пий (Prokópij)male given name
  • Проко́фий (Prokófij)male given name
Slovak Prokop
  • Prokopmale given name
Spanish Procopio
  • Procopiomale given name
Swedish Procopius, Prokopios
  • Procopiusmale given name
  • Prokopiosmale given name
Ukrainian Прокі́п, Проко́пій
  • Прокі́п (Prokíp)male given name
  • Проко́пій (Prokópij)male given name
  • Проко́фій (Prokófij)male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Procopius

copious
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Cite this entry
APA

Procopius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Procopius

MLA

“Procopius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Procopius. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Procopius,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Procopius.

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