indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Greek, Late Greek
Scripts Γεμιστὸς(Greek)
Other Forms FormsGemistus (Latinized)
Meaning & History
Means "full, laden" in Greek, supposedly referring to a head full of knowledge. One of the earliest recorded bearers was Georgios Gemistos Plethon, a Greek scholar of the late Byzantine era. He chose the pseudonym Plethon (from πλῆθος (plethos) "multitude, great number", from πλήθω (pletho) "to fill") partly in reference to the meaning of his surname.