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'''Hypatia''' is a feminine given name of ] origin derived from the word ''hypatos'' (]): (ὕπατος), meaning ''highest, supreme.'' It is often given in reference to ] of Alexandria (c. 350 to 370-415) the ] philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. It is a feminine form of the masculine Greek name ].<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/hypatia</ref> '''Hypatia''' is a feminine given name of ] origin derived from the word ''hypatos'' (]): (ὕπατος), meaning ''highest, supreme.'' It is often given in reference to ] of Alexandria (c. 350 to 370-415) the ] philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. It is a feminine form of the masculine Greek name ].<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/hypatia</ref>
==Women== ==Women==

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Hypatia
Hypatia by Julius Kronberg, 1889.
PronunciationEnglish: /iːpɑːˈtiːɑː/; English: /hɪˈpɑːtiːjɑː/ English: /haɪˈpeɪʃə/
GenderFeminine
Language(s)Greek
Origin
Meaninghighest, supreme
Other names
Related namesHypatius, Tia

Hypatia is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin derived from the word hypatos (Greek): (ὕπατος), meaning highest, supreme. It is often given in reference to Hypatia of Alexandria (c. 350 to 370-415) the Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. It is a feminine form of the masculine Greek name Hypatius.

Women

  • Hypatia (c. 350 to 370-March 415), Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician from Alexandria, Egypt
  • Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner (1858-1935), British peace activist, author, atheist and freethinker

Stage name

  • Hyapatia Lee, stage name of American former adult film actress Vicki Lynch

Fictional characters

  • Hypatia, the titular character of Hypatia, an 1853 historical novel about Hypatia of Alexandria by English author Charles Kingsley
  • Hypatia, a character played by actress Rachel Weisz in the 2009 Enlish-language Spanish jitorical drama film Agora, a fictionalized account of the life of Hypatia of Alexandria
  • Hypatia "Tia" Cade, a character in the 1992 science fiction novel The Ship Who Searched by American writers Anne McCaffrey and Mercedes Lackey

Reference

  1. https://engines.egr.uh.edu/episode/1555#:~:text=In%20Greek%20it's%20Ipateeah.,They%20call%20her%20Highpayshya.
  2. https://www.behindthename.com/name/hypatia
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