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Pronounced Pron. /ɪ.ˈklɪps/, /i.ˈklɪps/  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsEclypse

Meaning & History

From the English word eclipse (derived from Latin eclipsis, ultimately from the Greek verb ἐκλείπω (ekleipô) meaning "to fail", i.e. fail to appear); a solar eclipse is when the sun and moon are aligned exactly so that the moon casts a great shadow over the Earth; a lunar eclipse is when the moon is right in front of the sun, showing only a bright slither of light. It is rarely used as a given name, but is indeed used, as familysearch.org can verify. Kit Berry used it for a (male) character in her Stonewylde series of fantasy novels.
Added 9/18/2009 by anonymous
Edited 5/25/2023 by SeaHorse15, blaaarg and Sofia