Theron
English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Latin Thērōn, in turn from Ancient Greek Θήρων (Thḗrōn).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTheron
- Theron of Akragas (died 473 BC), a tyrant of Akragas in Sicily.
Translations
edit5th century BC tyrant of Akragas
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Etymology 2
editFrom 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.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈθɪəɹɒn/, /θəˈɹɒn/, /ˈθɪəɹən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈθɛɹən/, /ˈθɪəɹən/, /θəˈɹoʊn/
- Rhymes: -ɛɹən, -ɪəɹɒn, -ɪəɹən, -ɒn, -əʊn
Proper noun
editTheron
- A surname.
- Charlize Theron (born 1975), South African actress.
Anagrams
editAfrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Occitan toponyms derived from Latin torus, thorus (“embankment, elevation”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to extend, to stretch out”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTheron
- a surname
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