English Explanatory Dictionary

Nicander

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Latin Nicander [in turn from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros)].
  2. According to Herodotus, one of the three Peleiades.
  3. A Spartan king who ruled from 750-720 BCE.
  4. Nicander of Colophon, an ancient Greek doctor and poet from the second century CE.

Word forms

Nicander

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Nicander, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros). Cognate with French Nicandre.

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