Nektarios

Nektarios is a Greek male given name .

Origin and meaning

The name Nektarios comes from ancient Greek νεκτάρεος nektareos from which to German means "nectar equal." Since nectar is the drink of the Olympic gods, the name means "that belonging to the god drink".

variants

• Latin : Nectarius , Nectarius

name day

September 27th, November 9th in Greece

Well-known namesake

• Saints
  • Nectarius of Constantinople († 397), Archbishop of Constantinople
  • Nektarios von der Pentapolis (1846–1920), youngest saint of the Greek Orthodox Church

• Patriarchs
  • Nectarios of Jerusalem

• Bishops
  • Nektarios I , Archbishop of Ohrid
  • Nektarios II , Archbishop of Ohrid
  • Nektarios III. , Archbishop of Ohrid

• Abbots
  • Nikolaos von Otranto (also: Abbot Nektarios von Casole; * approx. 1155/60, † 1235), Greek monastery head and writer

• Artist
  • Nektarios Bamiatzis (* 1975), German pop singer (Germany is looking for the superstar candidate)
  • Nektarios Vlachopoulos (* 1986), Slampoet (winner of the 2011 Poetry Slam Championship )

Church building

• Nektarios Chapel in Herford