name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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name
A surname.
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name
A saint, a martyr of Nicomedia in Bithynia during the Diocletianic Persecution of 305 AD.
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name
A Greek king of Bactria and India from the 2nd century BC.
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noun
A very large dulcimer, invented around 1700.
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Usage: historical
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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History
* 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
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