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Greek (Ancient) term or phrase:
Callia
English translation:
beautiful
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Joseph Brazauskas
Feb 25, 2007 23:06
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Greek (Ancient) term
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Callia
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A name derived from Calliope
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| 5 +2 | beautiful |
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Feb 26, 2007 04:04: Nicholas Ferreira changed "Language pair" from "English to Greek (Ancient)" to "Greek (Ancient) to English"
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beautiful
It is a name formed from 'kalli', a byform of 'kalos', with a typical feminine ending of the first declension tacked on. Cf. LSJ s.v.
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Note added at 7 days (2007-03-04 23:37:16 GMT) Post-grading
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The name Calliope means 'Beautiful-voiced', from a byform, as mentioned above, of 'kalos' and a form of the root found in the Greek noun 'epos'. 'word' and the verb 'eipon', 'I said'.
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Note added at 7 days (2007-03-04 23:37:16 GMT) Post-grading
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The name Calliope means 'Beautiful-voiced', from a byform, as mentioned above, of 'kalos' and a form of the root found in the Greek noun 'epos'. 'word' and the verb 'eipon', 'I said'.
Note from asker:
| I was led to understand that it was derived from the Greek muse of music, Calliope. Any thoughts? |
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