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“best in counsel”
[a.ris.toˈbuː.lus] · Latin (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
01 / Meaning & origin
Aristobulus is a masculine given name documented in Latin. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek Ἀριστόβουλος. It is a form of Ἀριστόβουλος, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “best in counsel”.
Meaning: “best in counsel”
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀριστόβουλος (Aristóboulos).
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Aristobulus— “best council”
Aristobulus (best counsel) came originally from an epithet of Artemis, to whom Themistocles built a temple at Athens, as Aristoboulè, the best adviser. It was very common in the various branches of the Macedonian empire, and was thus adopted in the Asmonean family, from whom it came to the Herodian race, and thence spread among the Jews. In the Epistle to the Romans, St. Paul sends his greetings to the household of Aristobulus; and Welsh ecclesiastical antiquaries endeavour…
Aristobulus (best counsel) came originally from an epithet of Artemis, to whom Themistocles built a temple at Athens, as Aristoboulè, the best adviser. It was very common in the various branches of the Macedonian empire, and was thus adopted in the Asmonean family, from whom it came to the Herodian race, and thence spread among the Jews. In the Epistle to the Romans, St. Paul sends his greetings to the household of Aristobulus; and Welsh ecclesiastical antiquaries endeavour to prove that Arwystli, whom the Triads say was brought by Bran the blessed to preach the Gospel in Britain, was the same with this person.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part III, Chapter IV (Historical Greek Names Consisting Of Epithets), Section I (Agathos) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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