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Gender Feminine
Usage Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Scripts Χελιδών(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsKhelidon (variant transcription)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek noun χελιδών (chelidon) meaning "swallow" (as in, the bird).This was the name of a Roman courtesan from the 1st century BC, who was a freedwoman by origin.