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9/4/2014, 5:01 PM Lucille
11/4/2007, 5:48 AM Lucille

Name Megasthenes
Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Μεγασθένης
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Means "great strength", derived from Greek μέγας (megas) "great, large, huge" combined with Greek σθενος (sthenos) "vigour, strength." This name was borne by a Greek ethnographer and explorer from the 3rd century BC.
Added 11/4/2007 by Lucille