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9/14/2023, 3:20 PM SeaHorse15
6/22/2023, 6:57 AM Nienna9 delete because: non-notable fictional usage only
6/21/2023, 10:58 PM stephen_ded

Name Gynecia
Gender Feminine
Usage Literature
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Meaning & History

From the archaic English adjective gynecian meaning "of women, relating to women, womanly", a derivative of Greek γυνή (gyne) "woman". This is the name of the duchess of Arcadia and mother of Pamela in Sir Philip Sidney's poem The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (ca. 1593).
Added 6/21/2023 by stephen_ded