Antisthenes

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A male given name from Ancient Greek, notably borne by Antisthenes of Athens (445–365 B.C.), a Greek philosopher, founder of the school of Cynicism and a pupil of Socrates

Origin

  • From Latin Antisthenēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀντισθένης.

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