Thursday 8 October 2015

Don't say: 'what is in a name!'

Given Name PANCRATIUS
GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Πανκρατιος (Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
Latinized form of Greek Πανκρατιος (Pankratios), derived from παν (pan) "all" and κρατος (kratos) "power". Early Byzantine Christians used this as a title of Christ. It was borne by two saints, a 1st-century Sicilian martyr and a semi-legendary 4th-century Roman martyr.
Related Names

VARIANT: Pankratios
OTHER LANGUAGES: Pancras (English)Pankraz (German)Pancrazio (Italian)PankratiPankratiy (Russian)

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