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Cletus

/ˈkliːt.əs/

Cletus proper noun: a male given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Cletus

  1. (US) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
    • One of those things with a wooden handle and garishly serrated edges, used by guys with names like Cletus or Bobby Ray.2011, Veronica Wolff, Isle of Night: The Watchers, Penguin, →ISBN

Origin of Cletus

Borrowed from Latin Clētus, short form of the papal name Anaclētus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάκλητος (anáklētos, “invoked”, from ἀνακαλέω (anakaléō) + -τός (-tós)).

Questions about Cletus

What does Cletus mean?
Cletus means a male given name from Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is Cletus?
Cletus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cletus?
Cletus is pronounced /ˈkliːt.əs/.

Words near Cletus in the dictionary

  1. clesrovimab
  2. Cleta
  3. clethodim
  4. clethra
  5. clethras
  6. Cletus
  7. cleuch
  8. cleuchs
  9. cleugh
  10. cleughs
  11. cleusonite

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