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Pendragon, or Pen Draig (Middle Welsh: pen[n] dreic, pen[n] dragon; composed of Welsh pen, 'head, chief, top' and draig / dragon, 'dragon; warrior'; borrowed from the Greco-Latin word dracō, plural dracōnēs, 'dragon[s]', Breton: Penn Aerouant) literally means 'chief dragon' or 'head dragon', but in a figurative sense: 'chief leader', 'chief of warriors', 'commander-in-chief', generalissimo ...
Water god in an ancient Roman mosaic. Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey. A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water.Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important.
Gramr means "king" or "warrior" and is connected to the word grimmr [14] meaning "ferocity", "sternness" or "wrath" [15] (cf. folksgrimmr). Balmung is from MHG balme ("rock, rocky cave"), from Latin: palma, meaning "sword found in a cave." [16] Sigurd/Siegfried's sword. In the Nibelungenlied, acquired from the giants Nibelung and Schiltung. In ...
Holden - English name meaning "from the deep valley," with warrior-like overtones. 69. Ignatius - This Latin name means "fiery one" or "of fire," evoking passion and strength.
Without further ado, here’s a list of names that mean warrior—including classic picks, unique monikers, gender-neutral options and more. 50 Gender Neutral Baby Names to Add to Your List Pronto ...
Guerrero (Spanish pronunciation:) is a surname of Spanish origin [1] meaning warrior. [2] This is a list of notable persons with the surname Guerrero. Following Spanish naming customs, only individuals whose first or paternal family name is Guerrero are included
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...
We encounter names that follow naming conventions of those ancient languages, especially Latin and Greek, so the occasional Greek names for the same function are also included here. Especially in the German-speaking regions the use of a “Humanistenname” or “Gelehrtenname” was common for many an academic, cleric, and secular ...