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Χρύσης
“gold”
Χρύσης (Khrū́sēs) is a masculine given name from Proto-Hellenic, ultimately from Phoenician. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Khrúsēs.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Χρύσης comes from Proto-Hellenic, and ultimately from Phoenician.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Hellenic *kʰrusós, from Phoenician 𐤇𐤓𐤑, built from Ancient Greek χρῡσός (“gold”) + -ης.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Χρύσης’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Χρύσης has a conventional equivalent in the German form CHRYSES. In Ancient Greek usage, Χρύσης has a transliteration in Khrúsēs. In Ancient Greek usage, Χρύσης can be written in the Roman alphabet as Khrū́sēs.
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Χρύσης has relatives in 3 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 3
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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