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Theron

//ˈθɛɹən// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Theron of Akragas (died 473 BC), a tyrant of Akragas in Sicily.
  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    Charlize Theron (born 1975), South African actress.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Thērōn, in turn from Ancient Greek Θήρων (Thḗrōn).

Etymology 2

From Occitan toponyms derived from Latin torus, thorus (“embankment, elevation”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to extend, to stretch out”). Made known in the Afrikaans form by the below actress.

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