Kleopatra

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  • Ancient Greek
Greek form of CLEOPATRA.

CLEOPATRA   female   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Κλεοπατρα (Kleopatra) which meant "glory of the father", derived from κλεος (kleos) "glory" combined with πατηρ (pater) "father" (genitive πατρος), This was the name of queens of Egypt from the Ptolemaic royal family, including Cleopatra VII, the mistress of both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. After being defeated by Augustus she committed suicide by allowing herself to be bitten by an asp. Shakespeare's tragedy 'Antony and Cleopatra' (1606) is based on her.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Cleopatra
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Cleo
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Kleopatros
BIBLICAL GREEK: Kleopas
BIBLICAL LATIN: Cleopas
BIBLICAL: Cleopas