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Laerte

“gatherer of the people”

Language contexts for this entry: Italian, Portuguese

masculineLatin script

/laˈɛr.te/ · Italian

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Origin
Ancient Greek
2 language contexts
ItalianPortuguese
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01 / Meaning & origin

About Laerte

Laerte is a masculine given name documented in Italian and Portuguese. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek Λαέρτης via Latin. It is a form of Λαέρτης, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “gatherer of the people”.

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Documented as a given name in Italian.

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