Pandora

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Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Πανδώρα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. PAN-DAW-RA(Classical Greek) pan-DAWR-ə(English)

Meaning & History

Means "all gifts", derived from a combination of Greek πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". In Greek mythology Pandora was the first mortal woman. Zeus gave her a jar containing all of the troubles and ills that mankind now knows, and told her not to open it. Unfortunately her curiosity got the best of her and she opened it, unleashing the evil spirits into the world.