Herodotus tells us that the name of the Cappadocians was applied to them by the Persians, while they were termed by the Greeks "Syrians" or "White Syrians" Leucosyri.
Hérodotosz szerint a Katpatuka nevet a perzsák adták a kappadókiaiaknak, míg a görögök "szíriaiaknak" vagy "fehérszíriaiaknak" (Leucosyri) nevezték őket.