Poemen

• Origin: Greek Ποιμήν
• Meaning: “shepherd.”
• Gender: Male

The name comes from the Greek Ποιμήν (poimen) meaning, “shepherd.”

In Greek Mythology, the earlier form of Poemenius is known as the name of a satyr. He led the god Dionysos’ satyr troops in a war against India.

It was borne by a 4th-century desert father and Christian saint, known in the Coptic Church as Abba Poemen.

Other forms include:

• Bayman بیمن (Arabic Egyptian, used by Copts)
• Pimen Пимен Пимен (Bulgarian, Polish, Russian, Serbian)
• Poimen ⲡⲓⲙⲏⲛ Ποιμήν (Coptic, German, Greek)
• Poemen Поемен (English, French, Latin, Ukrainian)
• P’imen პიმენ (Georgian)
• Poimén (Hungarian)
• Pimeno (Italian, Spanish)
• Pimenus, Poemenius (Latin)
• Pojmen (Polish)

In Poland, the designated name-day is September 9th

Sources

• https://www.behindthename.com/name/poemen/submitted
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/poimen/submitted
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poemen
• https://www.theoi.com/Georgikos/Satyroi.html