Pancras

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Pancras

  • /ˈpæŋkɹəs/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English Pancrace, borrowed from Latin Pancratius, from Ancient Greek Παγκράτιος (Pankrátios), a name derived from παγκρατής (pankratḗs, “all-powerful, almighty”).

proper noun

  1. One of two Christian saints, Pancras of Taormina and Pancras of Rome
  2. A male given name from Latin, of rare usage.

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EspañolPancracio
日本語パンクラティウス Pankuratiusu
PortuguêsPancrácio
FrançaisPancrace
DeutschPankratius
ItalianoPancrazio
ΕλληνικάΠαγκράτιος Pagkrátios
RomânăPancrațiu
РусскийПанкратий Pankratij

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@misc{pancras_2026,
  title = {Pancras},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pancras},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}