Ippolito as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ippolito

What is the meaning of the name Ippolito ?

The baby name Ippolito is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ee-POH-lee-toh (Italian: /ipˈpɔlito/).

Ippolito is Italian in Origin.

Ippolito is the Italian form of the ancient Greek name Hippolytos, built from hippos "horse" and lyein/lytos "to loosen, release," yielding the sense "freer of horses" or "horse-unleasher." The name appears in Greek myth as Hippolytos, the chaste son of Theseus, and entered Christian tradition via Saint Hippolytus of Rome, a third-century theologian and martyr, which secured its transmission into Latin and the Romance languages.

Used in Italy from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance, Ippolito found favor among scholars and nobles; bearers include Cardinal Ippolito d’Este, poet Ippolito Pindemonte, novelist Ippolito Nievo, and missionary Ippolito Desideri. Though uncommon today, it carries a learned, old-world tone. International variants include Italian Ippolita (feminine), French Hippolyte, Spanish and Portuguese Hipólito, German Hippolyt, Polish Hipolit, Russian Ippolit, and Greek Hippolytos/Ippolytos; the Latin ecclesiastical form Hippolytus also appears in hagiographic use.