Sophie MINON

Sophie MINON is a full professor at the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) under PSL University, where she serves as a permanent teacher-researcher in the Historical and Philological Sciences division. She has been a member of the University Institute of France (IUF) since 2014 and coordinates the ANR LGPN-Ling Paris/Oxford project (2018-2022), focusing on etymological and semantic analysis of ancient Greek anthroponyms.

• University Institute of France (IUF) Member
• Coordinator of LGPN-Ling Project
• Specializes in Greek Dialectology and Epigraphy
• Develops digital resources for Ancient Greek Onomastics

Research Interests: Her work bridges Greek dialect evolution from Archaic to Early Roman Empire periods with syntactic-pragmatic analysis of literary/epigraphic prose. She explores name etymology through projects like Lexonyme, a three-volume etymological/semantic dictionary of Greek anthroponyms.

Scientific Contributions: Notable publications include Elean Dialectal Inscriptions (2007), Lexonyme: Etymological Dictionary of Ancient Greek Anthroponyms (2023), and over 30 peer-reviewed articles. Her 2024 Review of Greek Studies paper on Spartiate name Ἀριοντίας combines onomastic analysis with dryadic toponymic origins.

• Recipient of IUF Fellowship (2014)
• Co-editor of Translating Antiquity conference proceedings
• Contributor to Wiley's Encyclopedia of Ancient History

Academic Leadership: Organizes annual conferences on Greek dialectology and onomastics at EPHE's Sorbonne campus. Coordinates international collaborations between Paris and Oxford institutions for LGPN-Ling project.