chrysostom
/ˈkɹɪsəstəm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The epithet of John Chrysostom, Dio Chrysostom and several other people, given to them for their eloquence.
name
A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of rare usage.
Example Sentences
- "DONAHOE—In this city, Dec 29, Chrysostom P. Donahoe, 55 yrs. Funeral from the residence of his father, Patrick Donahoe, 350 Shawmut av, Monday, at 8.15 a m, to the church of the Immaculate Conception, where requiem mass will be celebrated at 9 o’clock."
- "Born Jan. 28, 1913, in Shawneetown, Ill., Edward Chrysostom David Scherrer was the second child in a farm family of six sons and a daughter."
- "HILGER: To Charles and Molly Andries Hilger, of Route 1, Alexandria, a son, Edward Chrysostom, 7 lbs. 3 ozs., on April 10, 1980."
- "MacKENZIE — (Biggs) Jayne happily announces the arrival of her son Jake Chrysostom Alan, 8 lbs. 15½ oz. on Tuesday January 5, 1988, at Toronto East General Hospital."
- "A son, Mark Chrysostom Dougherty, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Chrys Doughterty^([sic]) IV, 1015 Gaston Ave., Jan 7."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Chrȳsostomus, from Koine Greek Χρυσόστομος (Khrusóstomos, literally “golden-mouthed”), from χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
Word Breakdown
- Root: Χρυσόστομος
Derived Forms
Chrysostomian