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Hippolyt

“horse” + “to loosen”

Language context for this entry: German

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01 / Meaning & origin

About Hippolyt

Hippolyt is a masculine given name. German Wiktionary gives the components “horse” + “to loosen”.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “horse” + “to loosen”

Hippolyt ist altgriechischen Ursprungs. Dort gab es den Namen Ἱππόλυτος (Hippolytos^☆) ^(→ grc). Er besteht aus ἵππος (hippos^☆) ^(→ grc) „Pferd“ und λύειν (lyein^☆) ^(→ grc) „lösen“ und bedeutet somit in etwa ‚der die Pferde loslässt‘. In Deutschland kam der Name im Mittelalter auf, weil der Heilige Hippolyt sehr verehrt wurde.

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German Wiktionary: HippolytCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikidata Q19967963CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: HippolytCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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1884From the archives
Hippolyt— “horse destruction”
Hippolyt, _m._ _Ger._ Gr. horse destruction, 78
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)

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Hippolyt Kempf
born 1965
Swiss Nordic combined skier
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Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms3

Wikidata Q19967963CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: HippolytCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: HippolytCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:De-Hippolyt.oggCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Historical referencesOriginal texts and their publication details1

Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian NamesPublic domain (Project Gutenberg) · rev. 2023-03-30 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Hippolyt

Hippolyt is a masculine given name. German Wiktionary gives the components “horse” + “to loosen”.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “horse” + “to loosen”

Sources for this account (3)

German Wiktionary: HippolytCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikidata Q19967963CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: HippolytCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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Documented as a given name in German.

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History

Historical scholarship

Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.

1884From the archives
Hippolyt— “horse destruction”
Hippolyt, _m._ _Ger._ Gr. horse destruction, 78
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Hippolyt Kempf
born 1965
Swiss Nordic combined skier
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms3

Wikidata Q19967963CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: HippolytCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: HippolytCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:De-Hippolyt.oggCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Historical referencesOriginal texts and their publication details1

Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian NamesPublic domain (Project Gutenberg) · rev. 2023-03-30 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Hippolyt

About Hippolyt

Meaning in the sources

Where Hippolyt is used

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Germany

Popularity over time

History

Historical scholarship

Notable bearers

Hippolyt Kempf

Hyppoliet

A name worth keeping.

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Hippolyt

About Hippolyt

Meaning in the sources

Where Hippolyt is used

Across borders

Germany

Popularity over time

History

Historical scholarship

Notable bearers

Hippolyt Kempf

Hyppoliet

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Hippolyt

Meaning in the sources

Where Hippolyt is used

Across borders

Germany

Popularity over time

History

Historical scholarship

Notable bearers

Hippolyt Kempf

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Hyppoliet

A name worth keeping.

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A story to pass on.

About Hippolyt

Meaning in the sources

Where Hippolyt is used

Across borders

Germany

Popularity over time

History

Historical scholarship

Notable bearers

Hippolyt Kempf

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Hyppoliet

A name worth keeping.

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