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Cleopatra.

A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BCE); last of the Ptolemy line.

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name/kliːoʊˈpætɹə/
  1. A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BCE); last of the Ptolemy line.

  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English Cleopatra, from Latin Cleopatra, from Ancient Greek Κλεοπάτρα (Kleopátra), meaning "glory of her father", from κλέος (kléos, “glory”) + πατήρ (patḗr, “father”).

noun/kliːoʊˈpætɹə/
  1. A woman of great seductive beauty.

  2. A variety of apple.

  3. The Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra).

Where this word comes from

From Middle English Cleopatra, from Latin Cleopatra, from Ancient Greek Κλεοπάτρα (Kleopátra), meaning "glory of her father", from κλέος (kléos, “glory”) + πατήρ (patḗr, “father”).

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