Meletios as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Meletios

What is the meaning of the name Meletios ?

The baby name Meletios is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced meh-LEH-tee-os (IPA: /meˈle.ti.os/).

Meletios is Greek in Origin.

Meletios (Greek Μελέτιος) derives from the noun meletē, “care, study, practice,” and the verb meletaō, “to attend to, exercise, contemplate.” The name conveys ideals of diligence, studiousness, and mindful devotion - qualities esteemed in both classical and Christian Greek culture.

Entering Christian use in Late Antiquity, it was borne by bishops and monks, most notably St. Meletius of Antioch (d. 381), a central figure in the Arian controversies and president of the First Council of Constantinople. Later luminaries include Patriarch Meletius Pegas of Alexandria and Meletius IV Metaxakis of Constantinople. Variants comprise Greek Meletios and the colloquial/diminutive Meletis; Latin/English Meletius; East Slavic Meletiy/Meletii (Мелетий/Мелетій); and South Slavic Meletije. The name remains chiefly associated with Orthodox traditions in Greece, the Balkans, and Slavic countries, and is relatively rare outside these communities.

⚙ Meletios is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 7 recorded uses, across 3 countries.