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View Name: Circe


CIRCE
GENDER: Feminine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Κιρκη (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: SUR-see (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Latinized form of Greek Κιρκη (Kirke), which possibly meant "bird". In Greek mythology Circe was a sorceress who changed Odysseus's crew into hogs but was forced by him to change them back.
Related Names
VARIANT: Kirke



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