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ALCAEUS

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)

Pronounced: al-SEE-əs (English)   [key]

Latinized form of the Greek name Αλκαιος (Alkaios), derived from αλκη (alke) "strength". This was the name of a 7th-century BC lyric poet from the island of Lesbos.
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