Paphnutius
Sign in to saveThe Greek name Paphnutius (Παφνούτιος) takes its origin in Egyptian pa-ph-nuti ("the [man] of God" or "that who belongs to God"; see the Coptic name "Papnoute"). The name entered Russian as (for example, the famous mathematician Pafnuty Chebyshev).
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The Greek name Paphnutius (Παφνούτιος) takes its origin in Egyptian pa-ph-nuti ("the [man] of God" or "that who belongs to God"; see the Coptic name "Papnoute"). The name entered Russian as (for example, the famous mathematician Pafnuty Chebyshev).
==People== Paphnutius of Tentyra (3rd century AD), follower of a saint