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Boy · Ancient Greek
Pancras
Say it: PAN-kruss
Meaning
Greek Pankratios, 'all-powerful'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A London church and later railway station took his name; the given name is rare today.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Pancrace |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Pancracio |
| Italian | Pancrazio |
| German | Pankraz |
| Polish | Pankracy |
Famous bearers
- Pancras of Rome, boy martyr of about 304
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
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