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Name Jupiter

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From Indoeuropean words for light, daylight, deity and father

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About the name Jupiter in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, French, Finnish
Popularity:	no rank in any popularity list in this database
Similarly written:	Júpiter, Juniper Details

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About Jupiter, the group of names with the same origin as Jupiter

Language of origin:	Indoeuropean
Info about origin:	Iupiter is the supreme god in Roman mythology, the god of heaven and light
	the Sanskrit equivalent of this name is Dyaus Pitar meaning father of the light
	like Old Greek Zeus the name finally derives from the name of the original Indoeuropean god Deiwos Pater
	Jupiter is also the name of the fifth planet of the sun
Words:	deiwo = the light, the daylight, the deity Indoeuropean
	pater = the father Indoeuropean
Topics:	Planet, Roman mythology
Somehow related to:	Julius/Julia, Julius/Julia, Tyr, Zeus
Old/original forms:	Iupiter Latin, Jove Latin
Name variants:	Giove, Jupiter, Júpiter Sortable list Details