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Help[Facts] Re: Greek name?
in reply to a message by Magia
I have found no evidence suggesting that Tirso is a Greek name.
By the way, Tirso de Molina was the nom de plume of Fray Gabriel Téllez, Spanish dramatist who wrote Don Juan.
By the way, Tirso de Molina was the nom de plume of Fray Gabriel Téllez, Spanish dramatist who wrote Don Juan.
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It's a Latin name!!...
When ever I found meaning of the name Tirso it would say -Greek origin, means "crowned with vine leaves-
But then after doing a bit of research I found the Latin word thyrsus -i m. [the stalk of a plant; a wand , as carried by Bacchus and his attendants].
So, I guess the name Tirso comes from the Latin word thyrsus, which indeed means "crowned with vine leaves".
Pls, correct me if I'm wrong :o)
When ever I found meaning of the name Tirso it would say -Greek origin, means "crowned with vine leaves-
But then after doing a bit of research I found the Latin word thyrsus -i m. [the stalk of a plant; a wand , as carried by Bacchus and his attendants].
So, I guess the name Tirso comes from the Latin word thyrsus, which indeed means "crowned with vine leaves".
Pls, correct me if I'm wrong :o)
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Brilliant! I checked by trusty Oxford English Dictionary CD ROM and, indeed, Thyrse or Thyrsus are actual englisg words, derived from teh Latin Thyrsus, which in turn is derived from the Greek "Thyrsos". So, indeed, the name Tirso has a remote Greek anscestry :)
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Thank you Pavlos!
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