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Λαέρτης
“people”·“to fasten together”
Λαέρτης (Lāértēs) is a masculine given name from Proto-Hellenic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Laértēs.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Λαέρτης is built from elements meaning “people” and “to fasten together”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Λαέρτης comes from Proto-Hellenic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Hellenic *héřřō, from Proto-Indo-European *ser-, built from Ancient Greek λᾱός (“people”) + εἴρω (“to fasten together”) + -της.
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Λαέρτης’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Λαέρτης has a later derivative in LAERTE. In Ancient Greek usage, Λαέρτης has a transliteration in Laértēs. In Ancient Greek usage, Λαέρτης can be written in the Roman alphabet as Lāértēs.
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Around the world
Λαέρτης has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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