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Origen

/ˈɒɹɪdʒən/ UK

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Borrowed from Late Latin Ōrigenēs, from Koine Greek Ὠριγένης (Ōrigénēs), probably ultimately from Ὧρος (Hôros, “Horus”) + -γενής (-genḗs, “born of”).

proper noun

A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, notably borne by Origen of Alexandria, an early Church Father.

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@misc{origen_2026,
  title = {Origen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/origen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}