Theron
//ˈθɛɹən// name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Theron of Akragas (died 473 BC), a tyrant of Akragas in Sicily.
- 2 A surname.
- 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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