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Theron

/ˈθɛəɹən/US/ˈθɛɹən/

Theron proper noun: theron of Akragas (died 473 BC), a tyrant of Akragas in Sicily.

Proper noun (1)

Theron

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

Proper noun (2)

Theron

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

Origin of Theron

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

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.

Words that rhyme with Theron

Questions about Theron

What does Theron mean?
Theron means theron of Akragas (died 473 BC), a tyrant of Akragas in Sicily.
What part of speech is Theron?
Theron is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Theron?
Theron is pronounced /ˈθɛəɹən/ (UK).

Words near Theron in the dictionary

  1. therologist
  2. therologists
  3. therology
  4. theromorph
  5. theromorphs
  6. Theron
  7. theront
  8. theronts
  9. therophyte
  10. therophytes
  11. therophytic

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