Greek edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Hellenistic Koine Greek Δέσποινα (Déspoina), from Ancient Greek δέσποινα (déspoina, lady of the house, mistress).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈðe.spi.na/
  • Hyphenation: Δέ‧σποι‧να

Proper noun edit

Δέσποινα (Déspoinaf

  1. in singular
    1. (Christianity) Our Lady, a name for the Virgin Mary
      Παναγία η Δέσποινα
    2. (astronomy) Despina (physical inner satellite of Neptune)
  2. a female given name

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References edit

  1. ^ δέσποιναΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.