Archipus as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Archipus

What is the meaning of the name Archipus ?

The baby name Archipus is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ar-KIP-us (IPA: /ɑrˈkɪpəs/).

Archipus is Greek in Origin.

Archipus descends from the Greek personal name Archippus (Ancient Greek Ἄρχιππος), built from archi- “chief, leader” and hippos “horse,” yielding the sense “master of horses” or “chief horseman.” The form Archipus represents a later Latinized/Anglicized spelling that drops one p but preserves the same pronunciation and meaning.

In classical Greece the name is attested for an Athenian comic poet and other citizens, and in the New Testament Archippus of Colossae is greeted by Paul (Colossians 4:17; Philemon 1:2), later honored in Christian tradition as one of the Seventy and a bishop, which kept the name alive in Byzantine and Orthodox circles. Modern variants include Archippus (standard Biblical), Archippos (scholarly transliteration), Arkhip/Arhip (Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian), and the surname Arhip. Usage in English has been rare, giving Archipus a distinctive, antique profile with strong classical and early Christian associations.

⚙ We have no record of Archipus in any national birth registry or name dataset. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. However you look at it, very few people share it.