BRIAREOS (Briareus) was one of the Hekantonkheires (Hecatoncheires), three primordial hundred-handed, fifty-headed storm giants. He was more specifically a god of sea-storms and in this guise he was often named Aigaion (Of the Aegean). ... Briareos' name was derived from the Greek word briaros meaning "stout" or "strong."
MEANING: This name derives from the Ancient Greek “brízo (βρίζω)”, meaning “curse, swear, insult, insolence, outrage”. 1) Briseis also known as Greek: Hippodameia, was a mythical queen in Asia Minor at the time of the Trojan War. ... In Greek Mythology, Briseis, a daughter of Briseus, was a princess of Lyrnessus.
Patronymic derived from Βρισευς (Briseus), a Greek name of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology Briseis (real name Hippodameia) was the daughter of Briseus. She was captured during the Trojan War by Achilles. After Agamemnon took her away from him, Achilles refused to fight in the war.
Meaning & History. From a surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Proinntigh meaning "descendant of Proinnteach". The given name Proinnteach meant "bestower" in Gaelic. The Brontë sisters - Charlotte, Emily, and Anne - were 19th-century English novelists.
Greek Meaning: The name Cadis is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Cadis is: Sparkling.
Greek Meaning: ... In Greek the meaning of the name Caeneus is: A woman who asked to become a man.
Greek Meaning: The name Caesare is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Caesare is: Long haired.
Caitlin (pronounced [ˈkatʲlʲiːnʲ] Kate-leen) is a female given name of Irish origin. ... Along with the many other variants of Catherine, it is generally believed to mean "pure" because of its long association with the Greek adjective καθαρός katharos (pure), though the name did not evolve from this word.
Origin of the name Caitlin: Borrowed from the Irish, Caitlin is a variant of CaitrÍona, the Gaelic form of Catherine (pure, unsullied). Var: Caitlyn, Catelin, Catelyn, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Katelin, Katelyn, Katelynn.
Greek Meaning: The name Caitryn is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Caitryn is: Pure.
