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Meaning & History
Latinized form of Greek Κλεόβοια (Kleoboia), in which the first element is κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". The second element, which is also found in Euboea, Meliboea and Periboea, is possibly derived from the Greek verb βοάω (boao) meaning "to shout, to proclaim" (also "to roar" and "to howl" when used of the wind). Alternatively, the second element could refer to Boeotia, the name of a Greek place (itself from βοῦς (bous) meaning "ox, cow, cattle"). This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology.