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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Ἐπιχάρης(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsEpikhares (variant transcription), Epicharis (modern Greek transcription)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek adjective ἐπιχαρής (epichares) meaning "gratifying, agreeable". It consists of Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "upon, on" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).Known bearers of this name include a Greek tyrant of Sicyon (4th century BC) and an Olympic victor (4th century BC).