Nicander
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin Nicander, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros). Cognate with French Nicandre.
Proper noun[edit]
Nicander
- A male given name from Latin Nicander [in turn from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros)].
- (Greek mythology) According to Herodotus, one of the three Peleiades.
- A Spartan king who ruled from 750-720 BCE.
- Nicander of Colophon, an ancient Greek doctor and poet from the second century CE.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros)
Pronunciation[edit]
(Classical) IPA(key): /niˈkan.der/, [nɪˈkän̪d̪ɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /niˈkan.der/, [niˈkän̪d̪er]
Proper noun[edit]
Nicander m
- a male given name from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros)
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