Nicander
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Nicander, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros). Cognate with French Nicandre.
Proper noun
Nicander
- A male given name from Latin Nicander .
- (Greek mythology) According to Herodotus, one of the three Peleiades.
- A Spartan king who ruled from 750-720 BCE.
- Nicander of Colophon, an ancient Greek doctor and poet from the second century CE.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros)
Pronunciation
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /niˈkan.der/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /niˈkan.der/,
Proper noun
Nicander m
- a male given name from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros)