Pausanias

Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Παυσανίας(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

From the Greek word παυσανίας (pausanias) meaning "reliever of sorrow", itself from παῦσις (pausis) meaning "stopping" and ἀνία (ania) meaning "grief, sorrow". Notable bearers include the kings Pausanias of Sparta (5th century BC) and Pausanias of Macedon (4th century BC), as well as a 2nd-century geographer.

Categories

Ancient Greek words, comfort, emotions, feelings, grief, help, sadness

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Παυσανίας.
Entry updated October 6, 2024