Nectarios, Nektarios or Nectarius ( gr, Νεκτάριος) is a Greek male given name encountered in Greece and Cyprus. It means "of nectar". Although its etymology refers to the word νέκταρ (néktar, an ancient Greek word meaning "overcoming death", a honey miraculous beverage of Olympian Gods), the name Nectarios was never used in ancient Greece. It can be first seen no later than 300 AD as a Christian name, mainly of monks and bishops, in 20th century it became renowned in Orthodox world by the lives of Saint

Nectarios of Aegina Nectarios of Aegina ( el, Νεκτάριος Αιγίνης; 1 October 1846 – 8 November 1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina, is one of the most renowned Greek saints, venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and officia ...

and Venerable Nectarios of Optina. A Greek

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form of this name is Nektary. The feminine version of this name is Nectaria or Nektaria.

In the Orthodox Christian Church

* St.

(1846–1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis, beloved saint and spiritual father of Modern Greece. * St. Nectarios of Optina (ca. 1854–1928), one of the last

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and spiritual father of Optina Monastery before the revolution of 1917, well known and beloved in Russia, and also abroad after Russian emigration.
Venerable Nectarius of Optina
'' OCA - Lives of the Saints. * St. Nectarius of Auvergne (Nectaire, Nectarius of Limagne) (d. ~300 AD), martyr at Auvergne * St.

Nectarius of Constantinople Nectarius ( el, Νεκτάριος; died 17 September 397) was the archbishop of Constantinople from AD 381 until his death, the successor to Saint Gregory Nazianzus and predecessor to St. John Chrysostom. Life Born at Tarsus in Cilicia of a ...

(d. 398), Archbishop of Constantinople * St. Nectarius of Jerusalem (1605–1680), Patriarch of Jerusalem *

Nectarius of Autun Saint Nectarius of Autun (french: Nectaire d'Autun) was a 6th-century bishop of Autun, and a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Nectarius was bishop of Autun from 540 to his death on 13 September 549 or 550. He was a friend of Saint Ge ...

bishop of Autun The Roman Catholic Diocese of Autun (–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Augustodunensis (–Cabillonensis–Matisconensis–Cluniacensis)''; French: ''Diocèse d'Autun (–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny)''), more simpl ...

(ca. 550 AD) *

Nectarius of Vienne Nectarios, Nektarios or Nectarius ( gr, Νεκτάριος) is a Greek male given name encountered in Greece and Cyprus. It means "of nectar". Although its etymology refers to the word νέκταρ (néktar, an ancient Greek word meaning "ove ...

, bishop of Vienne (ca. 445 AD) *

Nectarius of Digne Nectarius of Digne () was believed to have been the third Bishop of Digne, the first bishop of Digne having been Saint Domnin and the second Saint Vincent. However, Pierre Gassendi considers it likely that an unknown bishop succeeded Saint Vincen ...

, bishop of Digne, 5th century * Father Nectarios Yangson, Guardian of the Wonderworking Iveron Icon, and beloved spiritual guide in America.

Sports

Nektarios Alexandrou Nektarios Alexandrou ( el, Νεκτάριος Αλεξάνδρου; born December 19, 1983 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a Greek Cypriot former professional footballer. He was a left flank specialist, but he primarily played as the left winger. Care ...

, a Cypriot footballer, midfielder of the APOEL club and the Cyprus national team . * Nektarios Skaribas, a Greek Footballer, a well known midfielder for the

Fokikos A.C. A.C. (Athletic Club) Fokikos ( el, Α.Σ. Φωκικός) is a Greece, Greek professional Association football, football club of Phocis, Greece, established in Amfissa. The club was first founded in 1932 (unofficially existed from 1928) under the ...

Medicine

Nektarios Tavernarakis Nektarios N. Tavernarakis (Greek: Νεκτάριος Ν. Ταβερναράκης) is a Greek bioscientist, who studies Ageing, Cell death, and Neurodegeneration. He is currently Distinguished Professor of Molecular Systems Biology at the Medical ...

, well known scientist in the fields of biology, cell biology, ageing, and neurodegeneration.

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In the Orthodox Christian Church

Sports

Medicine

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