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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Cleopas m. Ancient Greek κλέος '(good) report; flame, glory' + Ancient Greek πατήρ 'father'.

The name of a 1st C saint and apostle. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Cleofas.

England
Early Modern English
1596 Cleofus StAnthonlin p. 38; 1598 Cleophas ibid. p. 39; 1599 Clefas ibid. p. 40
Ukraine
Latin
1469 Cleophas (nom) AGZ-18 18
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Cleopas". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Cleopas.