Theano

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Theano

Say it: thee-AY-noh

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Meaning

Uncertain. Probably connected with theos 'god', but the formation is not clear.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Known from Homer and from the Pythagorean tradition.

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

  1. Ancient Greece800 BC to 146 BC

Used by

Ancient Greek

The family of the name

GreekTheano

Famous bearers

  • Theano, philosopher associated with Pythagoras

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Where this comes from

  • Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)

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