Patrobas as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Patrobas

What is the meaning of the name Patrobas ?

The baby name Patrobas is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced puh-TROH-buhs (IPA: /pəˈtroʊbəs/).

Patrobas is Greek in Origin.

Patrobas is a rare male name from Greek Πατρόβας (Patróbas), probably a contracted form of Πατρόβιος/Latin Patrobius. The first element patro- stems from patēr “father”; the second is debated, yielding interpretations such as “fatherly,” “of the father,” or “one who follows a father’s ways.” The Latinized Bible preserves Patrobas in Romans 16:14, where Paul sends greetings to a Roman Christian of that name.

Use of the name traces to the earliest church. Eastern Christian tradition venerates St. Patrobas as one of the Seventy and sometimes as bishop of Puteoli or Naples, keeping the name alive in liturgical calendars though never common. In the West it has surfaced sporadically among Protestants who favored New Testament names. Variants and related forms include Greek Πατρόβας, Latin Patrobas in the Vulgate, and the cognate Patrobius.

⚙ Patrobas is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 3 recorded uses, across 2 countries.