Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Μελαγκόμας(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsMelancomas (latinized form), Melagkomas (variant transcription)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek adjective μελαγκόμης (melankomes) meaning "black-haired". It is a compound word, of which the first element consists of μελανός (melanos), the genitive of the Greek adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark". The second element is derived from the Greek noun κόμη (kome) meaning "hair (of the head)".