Horion & Co. Greek Hybrid Names and their Value for the Study of Intercultural Contacts in Graeco-Roman Egypt

Abstract

This article explores the corpus of Greek hybrid onomastic derivations attested in Graeco-Roman Egypt. These linguistically ‘mixed’ names, e. g. Anoubion or Besodoros, provide valuable insights into the nature of cross-cultural contacts and the formation of identity in Graeco-Roman Egypt. Theophoric derivations in particular allow us to corroborate earlier assumptions about the practice of religious assimilation in personal names.