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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Μεταγένης(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsMetagenis (modern Greek transcription)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek adjective μεταγενής (metagenes) meaning "born after", which consists of Greek μετά (meta) meaning "after, afterwards" combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born".This name was borne by an Athenian comic poet of the Old Comedy (4th and/or 5th century BC).