Arsenius
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Language | Greek |
| Name day | May 8 |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | ἀρσενικός |
| Meaning | "male" or "virile" |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Arsenios |
Arsenius (Latinized form) and Arsenios (Greek form) is a male first name. It is derived from the Greek word arsenikos (ἀρσενικός), meaning "male" or "virile".[1] The name is especially prevalent among followers of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, as it is the name of several saints.[2] Arsenius' name day is May 8 in Greece.[3]
It may refer to:
- Saint Arsenius the Great (c. 350 – 445), also known as Arsenius the Deacon, Arsenius of Scetis and Turah, and Arsenius the Roman
- Saint Arsenius of Corfu, first bishop of Corfu, (died c. 959) one of the principal patron saints of Corfu
- Patriarch Arsenius of Alexandria, patriarch of Alexandria from 1000 to 1010
- Saint Arsenius of Latros, (c. 8th–11th century), feast day December 13
- Saint Arsenije Sremac (died 1266), archbishop of Serbia
- Arsenius Autoreianos (died 1273), patriarch of Constantinople
- Saint Arsenius of Tver (died 1409), bishop of Tver, feast day March 2
- Saint Arsenius of Konevits (died 1447), founder of Konevits Monastery, feast day June 12
- Arsenije II, patriarch of Serbia 1457–1463
- Arsenius Apostolius (c. 1468 – 1538), Greek scholar and Bishop of Monemvasia
- Gualterus Arsenius (c. 1530 – c. 1580), instrument maker
- Saint Arsenius of Suzdal (died 1627), archbishop of Suzdal, feast day April 29
- Arsenije III Crnojević (1633–1706), patriarch of Serbia
- Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta (1698–1748), patriarch of Serbia
- Arsenius Walsh (1804–1869), Irish Catholic missionary in Hawaii
- Saint Arsenius of Paros (1800–1877), feast day January 31
- Saint Arsenios the Cappadocian (1840–1924), god father and spiritual father of Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
- Arsenius Stadnitsky (1862–1936), Archbishop and then Metropolitan of Novgorod from 1910 to 1933
- Arsenios the Cave Dweller (1886–1983), Greek Orthodox monk and elder at Mount Athos
- Arsenius Heikkinen (born 1957), Bishop of Joensuu of the Orthodox Church of Finland
- Arsenios Kardamakis (born 1973), Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Austria
Variants
[edit]- Armenian: Arsen
- Georgian: Arsen
- French: Arsène
- Italian, Portuguese and Spanish: Arsenio
- Kazakh: Arsen
- Macedonian: Arsen
- Polish: Arseniusz
- Romanian: Arsenie
- Russian: Arseny (Russian: Арсений, also transliterated as Arseni, Arseniy, Arsenij, Arsenii). The Russian surname Arsenyev is derived from it. The older form of this name is Arsentiy (Арсентий)
- Serbian and other South Slavic languages: Arsenije and diminutives Arsen, Arsa
- Lithuanian: Arsenijus
- Hungarian: Arzén
References
[edit]- ↑ "Arsenic", in Online Etymological Dictionary
- ↑ "Arsenius : Meaning and Origin of First Name | Search Family History on Ancestry®.com". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Arsenios". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2026-09-30.