Σταμάτιος

From σταματάω/σταματώ (stamatáo/stamató, “I stop”). It expressed a parental wish to ward off stillbirth in any subsequent pregnancies.

• IPA^(key): /staˈmatios/
• Hyphenation: Στα‧μά‧τι‧ος

Σταμάτιος • (Stamátios) m (feminine Σταματία)

1. a male given name (formal, used in documents)
2. Any Christian martyr whose feast day in the Greek Orthodox tradition is 3 February or 8 November.

• Σταματία f (Stamatía) (feminine form)

• and see: Σταμάτης m (Stamátis) (informal form, but standard)