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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnome teofórico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nome teofɔɾiku
"O nome Tobias é um nome teofórico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A proper name that incorporates the name of a god or deity.
"The name Michael is a theophoric name containing the ancient question meaning 'Who is like God?'."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'theos' (god) and 'phoros' (bearing, carrying), combined with the Old English 'nama'. Historically, it refers to a proper name that incorporates the name of a god, deity, or sacred concept, a practice common across ancient Near Eastern, Greco-Roman, and various religious cultures worldwide.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Theophoric name" is said worldwide
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nom théophore
Transliteration: nom teɔfɔʁ
"Le nom de Jean est un nom théophore."
theophorer Name
Transliteration: teˈoːfoːʁɐ ˈnaːmə
"Viele altorientalische Namen sind ein theophorer Name."
nome teoforico
Transliteration: nome teoforiko
"Il nome di Matteo è un nome teoforico."
nombre teofórico
Transliteration: nombre teoforiko
"Gabriel es un nombre teofórico común."
nome teofórico
Transliteration: nome teofɔɾiku
"O nome Tobias é um nome teofórico."
देवसूचक नाम
Transliteration: devsoochak naam
"कई प्राचीन नाम देवसूचक नाम होते हैं।"
神名人名
Transliteration: shén míng rén míng
"迈克尔是一个神名人名。"
신포함 이름
Transliteration: sinpoham ireum
"많은 고대 이름들은 신포함 이름입니다."
神名由来の人名
Transliteration: shinmei yurai no jinmei
"ミカエルは神名由来の人名の一つです。"
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