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View Name: Deacon


DEACON
GENDER: Masculine
PRONOUNCED: DEE-kən   [key]
Meaning & History
Either from the occupational surname Deacon or directly from the vocabulary word deacon, which refer to a cleric in the Christian church (ultimately from Latin decanus meaning "chief of ten").
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