Polyeuctus (name)
Polyeuctus is a Greek name with meaning πολύ + ευκτος, "very" + "desired". The Russian surname Puluektov is derived from it.
Notable people with the name include:
- Polyeuctus of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
- Polyeuctus of Melitene, ancient Roman saint
- Polyeuctus of Sphettus, Athenian orator, contemporary and political ally of Demosthenes
- , bishop of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople, Metropolitan of
Fictional characters
- Poluekt Khrisanfovich Nevstruev, minor character in the Russian novel Monday Begins on Saturday by Strugatsky Brothers