Antioch

Meaning

Proper Noun

• Any of a number of cities founded by kings of the Seleucid dynasty:
• small (unincorporated) community Clarke County (county) Alabama (state) USA (country).
• city Contra Costa County (county) California (state).
• (unincorporated) community Hillsborough County (county) Florida (state) USA (country).
• (unincorporated) community Polk County (county) Georgia (state) USA (country).
• (unincorporated) community Troup County (county) Georgia (state) USA (country).
• village Lake County (county) Illinois (state).
• (unincorporated) community Jackson Township (township) Clinton County (county) Indiana (state) USA (country).
• (unincorporated) community Wright Township (township) Greene County (county) Indiana (state) USA (country).
• (unincorporated) community Pike Township (township) Jay County (county) Indiana (state) USA (country).
• (unincorporated) community Posey Township (township) Switzerland County (county) Indiana (state) USA (country).
• (unincorporated) community Harrison County (county) Kentucky (state) USA (country).
• former (unincorporated) community Lyon County (county) Kentucky (state) USA (country).
• (unincorporated) community Claiborne Parish (parish) Louisiana (state) USA (country).
• (unincorporated) community Jackson Parish (parish) Louisiana (state) USA (country).
• (unincorporated) community Lincoln Parish (parish) Louisiana (state) USA (country).
• (unincorporated) community Clark County (county) Missouri (state) USA (country).
• ghost town Sheridan County (county) Nebraska (state).
• village Monroe County (county) Ohio (state).
• neighborhood city, Nashville Tennessee (state).
• (unincorporated) community Cass County (county) Texas (state) USA (country).
• (unincorporated) community Delta County (county) Texas (state) USA (country).
• (unincorporated) community Henderson County (county) Texas (state) USA (country).
• ghost town Houston County (county) Texas (state) USA (country).
• (unincorporated) community Smith County (county) Texas (state) USA (country).

Origin

• From Ancient Greek Ἀντιόχεια, from Ἀντίοχος. This was the given name of the Macedonian father of Seleucus I Nicator, the founder of the Seleucid Empire. Subsequently the name was borne by various kings of the Seleucid dynasty and numerous cities in their domain are named after these personages. Compare also Laodicea, Apamea and Seleucia.