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Cyprian en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Latin Cyprianus.

Meanings

1. Saint Cyprian, a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage, theologian, martyr, and saint
2. Cyprian, a saint figure celebrated alongside Justina in the Coptic and Eastern Orthodox Churches (and formerly in the Roman Catholic Church)

Translations (3)

el Κυπριανός (bishop of Carthage) · ja きプリアヌス (bishop of Carthage) · he קיפריאמוס (bishop of Carthage)

Cyprian en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From Cyprus + -ian. In the sense of a lewd woman: because Cyprus was the place where Aphrodite was worshipped.

Meanings

1. (archaic) Cypriot
2. (obsolete) lewd, licentious

Forms

Deriveds

Pancyprian

Cyprian en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From Cyprus + -ian. In the sense of a lewd woman: because Cyprus was the place where Aphrodite was worshipped.

Meanings

1. (archaic) Cypriot
2. (obsolete) A lewd woman; a harlot.

Forms