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Gender Masculine
Usage History
Scripts Υρκανός(Greek)

Meaning & History

Means "of Hyrcania", Hyrcania being a Greek form of the Persian name Verkâna, which meant "wolf-land" and referred to a historical region in Persia. Hyrcanus was a member of the Hasmonean dynasty, the Jewish High Priest and King of Judea in the 1st century BC.
Added 4/6/2014 by jfifles
Edited 3/4/2020 by Mike C