Photius

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Light, Knowledge
Popularity
The name Photius is extremely rare and has never ranked on any baby name charts.

cartoon of the name Photius
Cartoon of Photius

Photius Name meanings & History

Light, Knowledge. Latinized form of Photios. Saint Photius the Great was a famous Patriarch of Constantinople. The name Photius is most commonly used in Greece and among the Greek Orthodox community.

Zodiac Sign of Photius: Pretty Taurus,Pensive Libra

Synonyms of Photius:

P: Partnership,Passive,Particular,Pensive,Political

H: Hobnobbing,Hope,Heart's Desire,Hyper,Haggle

O: Ostentatious,Obsessive,Obstinate,Obsolete,Organized

T: Tacky,Truth,Touchy,Tireless,Doubting Thomas,Testy,Talkative

I: Involved,Intimate,Indulgence

U: Undermining,Utopia,Understanding,Unity,Universality

S: Success,Status,Sensuality,Social Standing,Solidity,Sex,Security

Photius is:

  • a Delicate name
  • a Refined name
  • a Upper Class name

Famous People

The most well-known person with the name Photius is Photios I of Constantinople, who served as patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the 9th century. Other notable figures include Photios Kontoglou, a Greek artist and writer, and Photios Pavlos Karanikas, a Greek physician and professor.