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Origin: Greek

Meaning: Letting horses loose

Hyppolytos is a boy’s name of Greek origin, meaning “letting horses loose.” It stems from the word hippos, which means horse. This name can also be spelled as Hippolytus and is associated with the figure in Euripides’ tragedy Hippolytus, where he was the son of Theseus, king of Athens, and Hippolyte, the queen of the Amazons. If you’re a horse lover, you just can’t say neigh to this classical name—it’s sure to help baby to gallop ahead of the rest.