Message: "Chrysacona - a Greek name? + and other names"

[Facts] Chrysacona - a Greek name? + and other names

by overtheclouds

7/18/2012, 7:01 AM

On the comments page for Chryssa, a woman says her name is Chrysacona, a very rare Greek name meaning "golden icon". I was intrigued and tried googling Chrysacona but I couldn't find any mention of it on any name websites. Is Chrysacona a real Greek name?

Also could anyone tell me the meanings of these names?

Jeísa (There is a Brazilian model named Jeísa Chiminazzo)
Bar (The Israeli model Bar Refaeli)
Hanneli (Can't remember where I found it, but I believe it's either Norwegian or Swedish)
Zazoe (Dutch model Zazoe van Lieshout)

#Greek

This message was edited 7/18/2012, 8:10 AM

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- katie_x3 (xKatiex) +3

7/19/2012, 8:32 AM

Bar means 'grain' in Hebrew.
Hanneli could maybe be a form of Hannah? 'Grace'.
Zazoe is Dutch, but I don't know what it means

Couldn't find anything on Jeisa, but that it's Portuguese. Sorry. :/

- overtheclouds

7/20/2012, 2:53 PM

Thanks

- melissa (guest) +1

7/20/2012, 1:00 PM

In Dutch, "oe" is pronounced as a long "u", as in "who", so Zazoe is the Dutch phonetic spelling of Zazu or Zasu, as in the early film actress ZaSu Pitts. Although, funnily enough, Pitts apparently pronounced her name say-zoo....

- overtheclouds

7/20/2012, 2:53 PM

Interesting, thanks. Wikipedia says that ZaSu Pitts' name was a combination of her aunts' names Eliza and Susan, so that would also be Zazoe's origin.

- Pie +1

7/18/2012, 12:23 PM

Chrysogonos is a real (and very rare) Greek name, which translates as something like 'golden origin' or 'golden descent'. Maybe Chrysacona is a variant or feminisation. Hanneli is a diminutive of Hanne. No idea about the others.

- overtheclouds

7/18/2012, 1:38 PM

Thank you

Thank you so much for your swift response. According to Wikipedia, there's also a Saint Chrysogonus. Interesting.

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