Theron

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Thērōn, in turn from Ancient Greek Θήρων (Thḗrōn).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈθɛəɹən/
- Audio (UK) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈθɛɹən/
Rhymes: -ɛəɹən

Proper noun

Theron

Theron of Akragas (died 473 BC), a tyrant of Akragas in Sicily.

Translations

5th century BC tyrant of Akragas

Bulgarian: Терон m (Teron)
Catalan: Teró m
Czech: Thérón m
Dutch: Theroon m
Finnish: Theron
French: Théron (fr) m
German: Theron m
Greek: Θήρων (el) m (Thíron)
Ancient: Θήρων m (Thḗrōn)
Hungarian: Teron
Italian: Terone m
Japanese: テロン (Teron)
Korean: 테론 (Teron)
Latin: Thērōn m
Polish: Teron m
Portuguese: Terone m, Teron m, Têron m
Russian: Феро́н (ru) m (Ferón), Теро́н m (Terón)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Терон m
Roman: Teron m
Sicilian: Tiruni m
Slovak: Thérón m
Spanish: Terón m
Swedish: Theron c
Ukrainian: Феро́н m (Ferón)

Etymology 2

From Occitan toponyms derived from Latin torus, thorus (“embankment, elevation”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to extend, to stretch out”).
Made known in the Afrikaans form by the below actress.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈθɪəɹɒn/, /θəˈɹɒn/, /ˈθɪəɹən/
- Audio (UK) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈθɛɹən/, /ˈθɪəɹən/, /θəˈɹoʊn/
Rhymes: -ɛɹən, -ɪəɹɒn, -ɪəɹən, -ɒn, -əʊn

Proper noun

Theron

A surname.
Charlize Theron (born 1975), South African actress.

Anagrams

'nother, Hornet, Rhoten, Thoren, Thorne, enhort, hornet, nother, other'n, throne

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Occitan toponyms derived from Latin torus, thorus (“embankment, elevation”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to extend, to stretch out”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /trɔn/, /tron/
Audio (file)

Proper noun

Theron

a surname