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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Μελέαγρος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /me.lé.a.ɡros/(Attic Greek) /me.ˈle.a.ɣros/(Koine Greek, Byzantine Greek) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsMeleager
Meaning & History
Possibly related to Greek μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark" and ἀγρός (agros) meaning "land, field", giving this name the meaning of "black land", perhaps in reference to burnt farmland (which was burnt in order to make the ground fertile). Alternatively, it could derived from μέλω (melo) "to concern, to be concerned" and/or ἄγρα (agra) meaning "hunt, chase" or "quarry, chase".