Ariston (name)
Ariston is a Greek male given name.
Origin and meaning
Ancient Greek Ἀρίστων
The name is of ancient Greek origin and means the most capable .
variants
name day
February 22nd Ariston , martyr in Campania
Well-known namesake
- Ariston (Sparta) , King of Sparta and contemporary of Kroisos
- Ariston, the Athenian archon eponymos in 454/3 BC. Chr.
- Ariston , the father of Plato , 5th century BC. Chr.
- Ariston (general) , officer of Alexander the Great , 4th century BC. Chr.
- Ariston (Paionier) , another officer of Alexander the Great
- Ariston (potter) , Hellenistic ceramic producer in Athens
- Ariston von Chios , Greek philosopher of the Stoa , 3rd century BC. Chr.
- Ariston von Keos , Greek philosopher of Peripatos , 3rd century BC. BC (successor of Lykon from Troas )
- Ariston of Alexandria (1st century BC); Middle Platonist, later Peripatetic
- Ariston of Pella (1st century BC)