Hippolyte
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French from Greek
"he who frees horses"Hippolyte Origin and Meaning
The name Hippolyte is a boy's name of French origin meaning "he who frees horses".
This name of an unfortunate youth in classical legend, later borne by several saints, is a not
Hippolyte Popularity
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Famous People Named Hippolyte
- Hippolyte BouchardFrench Argentine sailor and corsair
- Hippolyte Adolphe TaineFrench critic and historian
- Hippolyte Ferdinand "Frank" De La RueAustralian Air Force commander
- (Armand) Hippolyte Louis FizeauFrench physicist
- Hippolyte BernheimFrench physicist
- Hippolyte BayardFrench photographer
- Hippolyte d'AlbisFrench economist
- (Claude Hélène) Hippolyte RenaudFrench officer and journalist
Hippolyte in Pop Culture
- Hippolytecharacter in Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary