Ancient Greek origin
Source-reportedBorrowed from Latin Cleanthēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Κλεάνθης (Kleánthēs).
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- Wiktionary: CléantheCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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Ancient Greek roots
/kle.ɑ̃t/ · French
01 / Meaning & origin
Cléanthe is a masculine given name documented in French. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek Κλεάνθης via Latin.
Borrowed from Latin Cleanthēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Κλεάνθης (Kleánthēs).
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04 / Through time
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Cleanthe— “famous bloom”
Κλέος (Kleos), fame, from κλείω (kleio), to call, had as many derivatives as the Frank _hlod_, or loud, for renowned, but most of them have passed out of use, though Κλεάνθης (Kleanthes), famous bloom, the name of a celebrated sculptor, so struck the fancy of the French that Cleanthe—their epicene form—was one of the favourite soubriquets for their portraits of living characters. Even Cleopatra (Κλεοπάτρα), fame of her father, with all her beauty and fame, did not hand on the…
Κλέος (Kleos), fame, from κλείω (kleio), to call, had as many derivatives as the Frank _hlod_, or loud, for renowned, but most of them have passed out of use, though Κλεάνθης (Kleanthes), famous bloom, the name of a celebrated sculptor, so struck the fancy of the French that Cleanthe—their epicene form—was one of the favourite soubriquets for their portraits of living characters. Even Cleopatra (Κλεοπάτρα), fame of her father, with all her beauty and fame, did not hand on the name which she had received in common with a long course of daughters of Egypto-Greek kings. Russia alone accepts it as a frequent Christian name, and it is occasionally to be found in England and America.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part III, Chapter IV (Historical Greek Names Consisting Of Epithets), Section IX (Names connected with the Constitution.—Laos, &c) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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