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Theron.

Theron of Akragas (died 473 BC), a tyrant of Akragas in Sicily.

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name/ˈθɛəɹən/UK/ˈθɛɹən/US
  1. Theron of Akragas (died 473 BC), a tyrant of Akragas in Sicily.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin Thērōn, in turn from Ancient Greek Θήρων (Thḗrōn).

name/ˈθɪəɹɒn/UK/θəˈɹɒn/UK/ˈθɪəɹən/UK/ˈθɛɹən/US
  1. A surname.

  2. Charlize Theron (born 1975), South African actress.

Where this word comes from

From Occitan toponyms derived from Latin torus, thorus (“embankment, elevation”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to extend, to stretch out”). Made known in the Afrikaans form by the below actress.

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