"Theron" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈθɛəɹən/ [UK], /ˈθɛɹən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Theron (Sicily).wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹən Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Thērōn, in turn from Ancient Greek Θήρων (Thḗrōn). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Thērōn}} Latin Thērōn, {{der|en|grc|Θήρων}} Ancient Greek Θήρων (Thḗrōn) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Theron
  1. Theron of Akragas (died 473 BC), a tyrant of Akragas in Sicily. Categories (topical): Ancient Greece Translations (5th century BC tyrant of Akragas): Θήρων (Thḗrōn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Терон (Teron) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Teró [masculine] (Catalan), Thérón [masculine] (Czech), Theroon [masculine] (Dutch), Theron (Finnish), Théron [masculine] (French), Theron [masculine] (German), Θήρων (Thíron) [masculine] (Greek), Teron (Hungarian), Terone [masculine] (Italian), テロン (Teron) (Japanese), 테론 (Teron) (Korean), Thērōn [masculine] (Latin), Teron [masculine] (Polish), Terone [masculine] (Portuguese), Teron [masculine] (Portuguese), Têron [masculine] (Portuguese), Феро́н (Ferón) [masculine] (Russian), Теро́н (Terón) [masculine] (Russian), Терон [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Teron [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Tiruni [masculine] (Sicilian), Thérón [masculine] (Slovak), Terón [masculine] (Spanish), Theron [common-gender] (Swedish), Феро́н (Ferón) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Theron-en-name-DVXKQKgW Disambiguation of Ancient Greece: 61 19 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 18 14 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 68 15 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈθɪəɹɒn/ [UK], /θəˈɹɒn/ [UK], /ˈθɪəɹən/ [UK], /ˈθɛɹən/ [US], /ˈθɪəɹən/ [US], /θəˈɹoʊn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Theron (Charlize).wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɛɹən, -ɪəɹɒn, -ɪəɹən, -ɒn, -əʊn Etymology: From Occitan toponyms derived from Latin torus, thorus (“embankment, elevation”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to extend, to stretch out”). Made known in the Afrikaans form by the below actress. Etymology templates: {{der|en|oc|-}} Occitan, {{der|en|la|torus}} Latin torus, {{m|la|thorus||embankment, elevation}} thorus (“embankment, elevation”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*sterh₃-||to extend, to stretch out}} Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to extend, to stretch out”), {{der|en|af|-}} Afrikaans Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Theron
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Theron-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. Charlize Theron (born 1975), South African actress. Categories (topical): Individuals
    Sense id: en-Theron-en-name-CV5UeM9E Disambiguation of Individuals: 29 11 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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      "word": "테론"
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      "sense": "5th century BC tyrant of Akragas",
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      "sense": "5th century BC tyrant of Akragas",
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      "word": "Teron"
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      "sense": "5th century BC tyrant of Akragas",
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      "sense": "5th century BC tyrant of Akragas",
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      "word": "Феро́н"
    }
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    "Theron"
  ],
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}

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