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“harmless”
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/aˈka.ci.os/ · Greek
01 / Meaning & origin
Ακάκιος is a masculine given name documented in Greek and Ancient Greek. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓κᾰ́κῐος, with the stated meaning “harmless”.
Meaning: “harmless”
Inherited from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓κᾰ́κῐος (Ăkắkĭos), from ᾰ̓́κᾰκος (ắkăkos, “harmless”), from ᾰ̓- (ă-, “un-”) + κᾰκός (kăkós, “bad”). By surface analysis, α- (a-) + κακός (kakós) + -ιος (-ios).
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