Date
Name Lachares
Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Λαχάρης(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsLakhares (variant transcription), Lacharis (modern Greek transcription)
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Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see CHARES).This name was borne by a tyrant of Athens, who ruled at the turn from the 4th to the 3rd century BC.