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Name Mantis
Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Popular Culture
Pronounced Pron. man-TIS
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Meaning & History
From Greek mántis, meaning "soothsayer" or "prophet". This is also the name of and order of large insects that catch their prey using their powerful forelegs. Two fictional bearers of this name is Mantis, a supervillain in Jack Kirby's "Fourth World", and Mantis, a superheroine and member of The Avengers.