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Diogenes.

A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Διογένης (Diogénēs).

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name/daɪˈɒdʒəniːz/UK
  1. A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Διογένης (Diogénēs).

  2. Diogenes of Sinope, an Ancient Greek philosopher (c.412-c.323 BC), the most famous of Cynic philosophers.

Where this word comes from

From Latin Diogenēs, from Ancient Greek Διογένης (Diogénēs).

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