Name

The ancient name Naupaktos (?????????) means "boatyard" (from ???? naus "ship" and ???- pêg- "to fix, fasten"). It was later Latinized as Naupactus. By the late medieval period, the local name had evolved into Nepahtos (????????), Epaktos or Epahtos (???????, ???????). By the "Franks" (Latins) it was called Neopant, Nepant