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Philaenium.

a female given name from Ancient Greek, character in the play Asinaria of Plautus (a young prostitute)

10 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[pʰɪˈɫae̯.ni.ũː]Classical-Latin[fiˈlɛː.ni.um]
  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, character in the play Asinaria of Plautus (a young prostitute)

    declension-2 · neuter · singular
Where this word comes from

For Ancient Greek φῐλεῖν (phĭleîn, “to love”) + αἰνός (ainós, “fearful”), literally “one whose love should be avoided”.

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