"Jocasta" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Ancient Greek Ἰοκάστη (Iokástē) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|Ἰοκάστη}} Ancient Greek Ἰοκάστη (Iokástē) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jocasta
  1. (Greek mythology) The mother and wife of Oedipus. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Translations (mother of Oedipus): Ἰοκάστη (Iokástē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Jocaste (French), Ιοκάστη (Iokásti) [feminine] (Greek), ᔪᑲᔅᑕ (yokasta) (Inuktitut), Giocasta (Italian), Иока́ста (Iokásta) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Jocasta-en-name-DKNqCz0d Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'mother of Oedipus': 85 15
  2. (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Jocasta-en-name-G1A8salx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 75

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