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Hippolite

Quick answerThe name 'Hippolite' means "freer of horses" or "horse-loosener," derived from the Greek elements *hippos* (horse) and *lyo* (to loosen or set free).

Greek · Boy · 3 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#621
TrendVintage
Peak year1903
Syllables3
OriginGreek
LanguageGreek
CultureWestern European
ReligionChristianity
Numerology11 Chaldean 6
Global rank#621

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Hippolite

The name 'Hippolite' means "freer of horses" or "horse-loosener," derived from the Greek elements *hippos* (horse) and *lyo* (to loosen or set free).

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Etymology

The name 'Hippolite' means "freer of horses" or "horse-loosener," derived from the Greek elements *hippos* (horse) and *lyo* (to loosen or set free). It is primarily used in French and English cultures, often as a variant of Hippolytus, a figure from Greek mythology and later venerated as a Christian saint and antipope in early Church history.

Hippolite currently ranks #621 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1903.

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