Themistocles

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Attested across 8 languages in the etymology graph.

Themistocles is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Greek given name13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Greece, United States, United Kingdom, Cyprus

  Also written Θεμιστοκλης, Themistoklis, Themistokles, Θεμιστοκλής, Themistoklēs

• French surname5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Canada

  Also written Themistocle, Thémistocle, Thémistocles, Thémistoclès

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Themístocles

• Arabic given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Tanzania

  Also written Themístocles

• Indonesian name3 spellings in the group

  Also written Themistoklēs, Themistokles

23 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Themistocles is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, Mod. Greek

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In Latin, an Athenian politician and general

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, A male given name of Greek usage.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Themistocles Gluckb. 1853ROGerman physician (1853-1942)
• Themistocles Zammitb. 1864MTMaltese archaeologist, historian, medical doctor, academic, and writer (1864-1935)
• Themistocles Dracosb. 1928CHSwiss civil engineer and professor at ETH Zurich
• Themistocles Leftherisb. 1982USAmerican-South Korean pair skater
• Themis BowcockGBnot in their usual nameparticle physicist at University of Liverpool

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Where does the name Themistocles come from?

Athenian statesman; pers. name Recorded by Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names.

How do you pronounce Themistocles?

A machine transcription gives /tɛmiʃtukliʃ/ (IPA) for Portuguese.

Is Themistocles a male or female name?

Themistocles is a male name. National registers that list it by sex list it as male: Brazil (Brasil.IO genero-nomes (IBGE Censo 2010 mirror, CC-BY-SA)).

What does the name Themistocles mean?

Recorded meaning: Athenian statesman; pers.

In which country does Themistocles have the most bearers?

Mondonomo estimates about 738 people named Themistocles in Tanzania, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled themistocles.

How common is the name Themistocles?

In Brazil, the national register counted 157 people named Themistocles in 2022, about 1 in 1.3 million residents.