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Βύζας
“he-goat”
Βύζας (Bū́zās) is a masculine given name from Thracian (ultimately Proto-Indo-European), meaning “he-goat.” It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Búzas.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Βύζας comes from Thracian, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Thracian *būzas (“he-goat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ- (“buck, he-goat”).
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Βύζας’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Βύζας shares a linguistic root with the English form Buck. In Ancient Greek usage, Βύζας has a transliteration in Búzas. In Ancient Greek usage, Βύζας can be written in the Roman alphabet as Bū́zās.
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Βύζας has relatives in 3 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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