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Thebe.

Thebes (a city in Greece)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈtʰeː.beː]Classical-Latin[ˈtɛː.be]
  1. Thebes (a city in Greece)

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  2. Thebes (a city in Egypt)

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  3. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Thebe

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  4. Thebe, a nymph and daughter of Asopus and Metope; alternately the daughter of Zeus and Iodame

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Where this word comes from

From Epic Greek and Ionic Greek Θήβη (Thḗbē), variant of Aeolic Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai) whence the doublet of Thēbae.

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