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Cass

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• Pronounced： [ KAS ]
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• Usage：English

Short form of CASSANDRA, CASSIDY, and other names beginning with Cass.

	CASSANDRA   female   English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek name Κασσανδρα (Kassandra), derived from possibly κεκασμαι (kekasmai) "to excel, to shine" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος). In Greek myth Cassandra was a Trojan princess, the daughter of Priam and Hecuba. She was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but when she spurned his advances he cursed her so nobody would believe her prophecies. In the Middle Ages this name was common in England due to the popularity of medieval tales about the Trojan War. It subsequently became rare, but was revived in the 20th century.
	CASSIDY   female & male   English (Modern) From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Caiside meaning "descendant of CAISIDE".
		CAISIDE   male   Ancient Irish Old Irish byname meaning "curly haired", from Irish Gaelic cas.