Pancras

English

Etymology

Middle English Pancrace, from Latin Pancratius, from Ancient Greek Παγκράτιος (Pankrátios), a name derived from παγκρατής (pankratḗs, “all-powerful, almighty”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpæŋkɹəs/

Proper noun

Pancras

  1. One of two Christian saints, Pancras of Taormina and Pancras of Rome
  2. A male given name from Latin, of rare usage

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Dutch

Etymology

Named after Saint Pancras, the patron saint of the main church of the neighbourhood.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Pan‧cras

Proper noun

Pancras n

  1. A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
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