Given name & surname · Ancient Greek · Greek
Παλλάς
“to brandish”
Παλλάς is a feminine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Pallas.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Παλλάς possibly goes back to a word meaning “to brandish.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Παλλάς is Pallas written in the Greek alphabet. An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
Explained through its name family
Παλλάς’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Παλλάς shares a linguistic root with the Persian form پری. In Greek usage, Παλλάς as a surname has a transliteration in Pallas.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
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.
Similar names
If you love Παλλάς, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.