pericles
/ˈpɛɹɪkliːz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
name
A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly historical usage
Etymology
From Latin Periclēs, from Ancient Greek Περικλῆς (Periklês, “far-famed”), from περί (perí, “around”) + κλέος (kléos, “glory”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Periclēs, Περικλῆς
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.
Inflected Forms
Perikles (alternative)
Periklis (alternative)
Phrases
Age of Pericles