Gender Feminine
Usage Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts φῶς (phos) meaning "light" (genitive [2] . This is the name traditionally given to the Samaritan woman Jesus met at the well (see John 4:7). She is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Church.
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classic formal upper class natural wholesome delicate refined strange complex serious
Sources & References
- Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Φωτίνη.
- Liddell, Scott and Jones. A Greek–English Lexicon, entry fw=s2, available from https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Dfw%3Ds2.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026