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Hey guys, my name is Thais and I want to share with you what I know about this name. I am from Brazil and I don't know why but this name is very popular in my country. I am living in the UK right now and I can see how difficult is for people here to pronounce my name correctly. Thais is pronounced Ta (the 'a' sounds like in the word 'dark') and the second syllable sounds like 'ees', so it sounds more or less like Ta-ees (the second syllable is the stressed one). My parents always told me that my name means "the one who is contemplated with admiration" or "who is contemplated by its beauty" and all the sources I've searched in Portuguese say the same (websites, books...). Here is the explanation from one of the websites in Portuguese which I've translated to English:
"The name Thais comes from the ancient Greek, meaning "contemplated with awe" or "contemplated by its beauty." The Greek name Thais was translated into Latin in the form of Vita Thaisis. The name became popular through the French variant Taïs, from the novel with the same name by the French writer Anatole France, based on the life of a beautiful courtesan who lived in Egypt. The figure of the beautiful courtesan Egyptian turned into Santa Taís (or Santa Thais), after she’s converted to Christianity because of her faith in the words of Jesus Christ." source from http://www.dicionariodenomesproprios.com.br/Thais/
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"The name Thais comes from the ancient Greek, meaning "contemplated with awe" or "contemplated by its beauty." The Greek name Thais was translated into Latin in the form of Vita Thaisis. The name became popular through the French variant Taïs, from the novel with the same name by the French writer Anatole France, based on the life of a beautiful courtesan who lived in Egypt. The figure of the beautiful courtesan Egyptian turned into Santa Taís (or Santa Thais), after she’s converted to Christianity because of her faith in the words of Jesus Christ." source from http://www.dicionariodenomesproprios.com.br/Thais/
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Thaís was a gorgeous, ingenuous, witty young woman who was romantically involved with Alexander The Great. When she was born she was so beautiful that in ancient Greek culture, they began to refer to all beautiful women as "a Thaís".
Years later, the famous opera Thais was written. There's one particular piece in that opera that became very well known. It's called "Meditation by Thais". It's probably the most beautiful piece ever written.
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Years later, the famous opera Thais was written. There's one particular piece in that opera that became very well known. It's called "Meditation by Thais". It's probably the most beautiful piece ever written.
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Another website I've seen says Thais means "the bond".
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There is another form of this name, Thaiz, also Greek meaning love.
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https://ro.orthodoxwiki.org/Drosida_din_Antiohia
https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/Drosis_of_Antioch
https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/los/March/22-02.htm
https://www.heiligenlexikon.de/BiographienD/Drosis_Gefaehrtinnen.html