Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cleanthes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: clean-thes
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Cleanthēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Κλεάνθης (Kleánthēs).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Κλεάνθης

Questions

What does cleanthes mean?: A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage.
Where does cleanthes come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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