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nicander

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
nican-der
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Latin Nicander [in turn from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros)].

name

According to Herodotus, one of the three Peleiades.

name

A Spartan king who ruled from 750-720 BCE.

name

Nicander of Colophon, an ancient Greek doctor and poet from the second century CE.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Nicander, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros). Cognate with French Nicandre.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Νίκανδρος

Questions

What does nicander mean?
A male given name from Latin Nicander [in turn from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros)].
Where does nicander come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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