Antiochus

  • Boy
  • 9 letters
Literary A literary name from Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre, where it belongs to king of Antioch.

Antiochus is a boy’s name of Literary origin. A literary name from Shakespeare’s Pericles, Prince of Tyre, where it belongs to king of Antioch. The name has 9 letters.

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English Italian Latin Literary Spanish

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