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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Λυκάρετος, Λυκάρητος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsLycaretus (latinized form), Lukaretos (variant transcription)
Meaning & History
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun λύκος (lykos) meaning "wolf" or the Greek noun λύκη (lyke) meaning "light" as well as "morning twilight". The second element is derived from the Greek noun ἀρετή (arete) meaning "goodness, excellence" as well as "virtue, skill" (see Arete).