Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Ἐργοχάρης(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsErgokhares (variant transcription), Ergocharis (modern Greek transcription)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek noun ἔργον (ergon) meaning "work, task, deed" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).This was the name of an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 3rd century BC.