Kassandros

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  • Ancient Greek
Greek form of CASSANDER.

CASSANDER   male   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κασσανδρος (Kassandros), the masculine form of CASSANDRA. This was the name of a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon.
CASSANDRA   female   English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Κασσανδρα (Kassandra), derived from possibly κεκασμαι (kekasmai) "to excel, to shine" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος). In Greek myth Cassandra was a Trojan princess, the daughter of Priam and Hecuba. She was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but when she spurned his advances he cursed her so nobody would believe her prophecies.

In the Middle Ages this name was common in England due to the popularity of medieval tales about the Trojan War. It subsequently became rare, but was revived in the 20th century.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Cassander
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Kassandra
ENGLISH: Cass, Cassandra, Cassie, Kasandra, Kassandra, Kassy
FRENCH: Cassandra
GERMAN: Cassandra
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Cassandra, Kassandra
ITALIAN: Cassandra
POLISH: Kasandra
PORTUGUESE: Cassandra
SPANISH: Cassandra