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View Name: Pancras


PANCRAS
GENDER: Masculine
PRONOUNCED: PAN-krÉ™s   [key]
Meaning & History
Medieval English form of PANCRATIUS. The relics of the 4th-century saint Pancratius were sent to England by Pope Gregory the Great, leading to the saint's veneration there.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Pancratius, Pankratios (Ancient Greek), Pankraz (German), Pancrazio (Italian), Pankrati (Russian)



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