name
Meaning 1
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
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Usage: literary
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Standard Lemma guide
Strephon
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noun
Meaning 2
A male lover.
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Usage: literary
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History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στρέφων (stréphōn), the active present participle of Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō, “to twist, to avert”, verb), chiefly from its use as the name of a rustic lover in Sir Philip Sidney's 1593 pastoral romance The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia.