Methodius name - Meaning of Methodius

Methodius name - Meaning of Methodius

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

6

Usage

Ancient Greek (Latinized)

Pronounced

mə-THO-dee-əs (English)

Methodius Meaning

Latinized form of the Greek name Μεθοδιος (Methodios) , derived from Greek μεθοδος (methodos) meaning "pursuit" or "method", ultimately from μετα (meta) "with" and ‘οδος (hodos) "road". Saint Methodius was a Greek missionary to the Slavs who developed the Cyrillic alphabet (with his brother Cyril) in order to translate the Bible into Slavic.

Methodius Related Names
Variant: Methodios
Other Languages: Metoděj (Czech), Metodij, Metodija (Macedonian), Metody (Polish), Mefodiy (Russian), Metod (Slovak), Metod (Slovene)