- 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
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