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The monks at Vatopedi attest the name is derived from the discovery of a child ('pedi' in Greek means child) found under a vatos (could be shrubs or a large rock or such but I am not sure of this). The way it was explained by the monks themselves is that the child was the lost son of a nobleman who prayed for his safe return, once miraculously found alive a monastery was built in dedication to the mother of God at the place where the child was found named “Vatopedi.
:Kai omos, an old publication from this Monastery (written in Greek) for one of its icons describes the history/origin of the name as "OR" ... you can also refer to the "citation" within the body of the article ...[[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 12:05, September 3, 2008 (UTC)
Both names are correct, because it is not sure about the correct story of the name. The official book of the monastery (published 2004) suggests as first option "βατοπαιδίου" with "αι", that means child (the miraculous save of the Theodotius child, Arcadius). As second option, but not incorrect, the word "βατοπεδίου", with e, means field of vatos. Sorry about my English, I hope that the problem declared after this.--''[[User:Θεοδωρος|<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #082567">Θεόδωρος</span>]]'' 12:39, September 3, 2008 (UTC)
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