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Pantaleon

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

A surname.

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name

Meaning 2

A saint, a martyr of Nicomedia in Bithynia during the Diocletianic Persecution of 305 AD.

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name

Meaning 3

A Greek king of Bactria and India from the 2nd century BC.

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noun

Meaning 4

A very large dulcimer, invented around 1700.

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Usage: historical

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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History

Etymology

* From Ancient Greek Πανταλέων (Pantaléōn) used as a personal name, stemming from παν- (pan-, “all, every”) and λέων (léōn, “lion”) (Klein). * As a Spanish surname, from Pantaleón. Compare Pantaleo. * The saint's name is of Ancient Greek origin, as described above or from παν- (pan-, “all, every”) and ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn, “merciful, compassionate”) (Littré).

From Pantaleon, as it was invented by Pantaleon Hebenstreit. Doublet of pantaloon.

Across languages

Translations

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  • French: pantaléon — very large dulcimer