How to pronounce Fotios?

Greek

Male

non

"the enlightened one" - see below info

This is one of the few names in Greek that are associated with a concept. Its root, fot, is the same as that of fos (light), the "o" in both is an omega as opposed to an omikron, literally "big o" and "small o". The root of a a Greek word is not evident in its nominative case so one has to go to its genitive case to determine it, hence the non perfect similarity between fot and fos for the "non knowers". People carrying this name celebrate their name day on Epifany, a day the world was enlightened according to Christian tradition, hence the name day of Fotios is on January 6. It is a name which did not exist in pre - Christian Greece. You now see the relationship between Fotios and light. Yet, do not assume that men with this name are arrogant ans self centered!