Greek children do not celebrate birthdays instead they celebrate their “name day”. Their name day is the day of the Greek Orthodox saint they were named after. Traditionally, the eldest child in a Greek family is named for one of their grandparents. Popular Girls’ Names Maria Eleni Aikater...
in Greek: 1. κοινός Greek word "common"(κοινός) occurs in sets:M6a. 12 - 6a. 33 2. κοινά Δεν έχωπολλά κοινά μαζί της. Greek word "common"(κοινά) occurs in sets:Κορυφαίες Αγγλικ...
While those three names are common adjective names, like with names from nouns, there are many adjective names that exist in society that are in a different language and you didn't even realize it. A prime example of this is the popular name 'Sophia' which is actually the Greek word for...
Polis is in fact the most common noun in ancient Greek. Polis è in effetti il sostantivo più comune dell’antica Grecia. Literature They also argue that many common nouns—words like “gold,”“tiger,” and “heat”—work in the same way. ...
I was named after my grandmother Yiayia Katerina, a common practice in Greek culture. Naming a child after their grandparent is considered a gesture of love, honor and respect.Yiayia and I were surprisingly similar in many ways. When Yiayia, Mum and I used to get together, there were ...
German Boys' First Names - Vornamen Symbols used: Gr. (Greek), Lat. (Latin), OHG (Old High German), Sp. (Spanish). Gott-names - In the era of Pietism (17th/18th century) it was popular to create German male names withGott(God) plus a pious adjective.Gotthard("God" and "hard"...
One other theory states that it might be the result of a slow perversion of the Greek expression cata doxa, which means "contrary to experience or belief" and which sounds similar to "cats and dogs" in English. Thus, "raining cats and dogs" would mean it is raining unbelievably hard. A...
aFate is a theme that often occurs in Greek writing tragedies. The idea that attempting to avoid an oracle is the very thing which brings it about is a common motif in many Greek myths. Also we can see this phenomenon in Oedipus the king in particular. To Louis, King of Thebes, an ...
Apollo: god of music. Athena: goddess of military victory. He was a healer. She wore a helmet and carried a shield. On the surface, these Greek deities couldn’t be more different. When you start investigating their myths, however, the two have much more in common than you’d think. ...
Black Hellebore (Greek) Helleborus officinalis Black henbane Hyoscyamus niger Black Hollyhock Alcea rosea var. nigra Black Horehound Ballota nigra Black huckleberry Vaccinium membranaceum Black Ipecacuanha Psychotria emetica Black Knapweed Centaurea nigra ...