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Pancras

Pronunciation: /ˈpæŋkɹəs/

The English word “Pancras” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. One of two Christian saints, Pancras of Taormina and Pancras of Rome

Etymology

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

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