# Aristophanes

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /æɹɪsˈtɒfəniːz/ · frequency rank #60,627

## Definitions
1. An Ancient Greek male name, most famously borne by a playwright who lived from circa 446 BC to circa 386 BC.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Aristophanēs, from the Ancient Greek Ἀριστοφᾰ́νης (Aristophắnēs).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aristophanes