PONTOS (Pontus) was the primordial god (protogenos) of the sea. He was the sea itself, not merely its resident deity, who was born from earth at the dawn of creation. Pontos and Gaia (Gaea, the Earth) were parents of the ancient deities known as the Old Men of the Sea.
| Gaia |
|---|
| Consort | Uranus, Pontus, Aether and Tartarus |
| Offspring | Uranus, Pontus, the Ourea, the Hecatonchires, the Cyclopes, the Titans, the Gigantes, Nereus, Thaumus, Phorcys, Ceto, Eurybia, Aergia, Typhon, Python, and Antaeus |
| Roman equivalent | Terra |
| Hinduism equivalent | Bhumi |
Pontus or Pontos (/ˈpɒntəs/; Greek: Πόντος, romanized: Póntos, "Sea") is a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea, located in modern
-day eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey.
Pontus (region)
| Pontos (Πόντος) |
|---|
| Location | North-eastern Anatolia |
In classical antiquity, Phrygia (/ˈfrɪdÊ’iÉ™/; Ancient Greek: ΦÏυγία, PhrygÃa [pÊ°ryÉ¡Ãa]; Turkish: Frigya) (also known as the Kingdom of Muska) was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now Asian Turkey, centred on the Sangarios River.
Sweden abounds in names ending in “-son†because of an old Nordic practice, before hereditary surnames were introduced, of using the father's first name, and the suffix “-son†for a son, or “-dotter†for a daughter. While some Swedes like Ms.
Sverige is the Swedish word for 'Sweden'; the name of the Scandinavian country to the east of Norway and Denmark.
The Rarest Last Names
- Acker (old English origin) meaning "fieldâ€.
- Agnello (Italian origin) meaning “lambâ€.
- Alinsky (Russian origin), a truly unique surname to find.
- Aphelion (Greek origin) meaning “point of the orbit at the greatest distance from the sunâ€.
- Bartley (English origin) meaning “clearing in woodlandâ€.
Sweden
| Rank | Surname | Number of bearers 2012 |
|---|
| 1 | Andersson | 251,621 |
| 2 | Johansson | 251,495 |
| 3 | Karlsson | 223,151 |
| 4 | Nilsson | 171,360 |
Swedish (Lindström): ornamental name composed of the elements lind 'lime tree' + ström 'river'.
August Origin and MeaningThe name August is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "great, magnificent". August has two august literary namesakes: the Swedish playwright August Strindberg (it has always been a popular name in Scandinavia), and August Wilson, as well as photographer August Sander.
In Sweden, a person must have a surname and one or more given names. Two given names are common. Surnames are inherited from the parents, in the order of "same as elder sibling, if any; specified by parents; or mother's last name," while given names must be chosen by the parents at birth.
A common “rule†in the US is that names generally follow the pattern: FIRST-MIDDLE-LAST. That is, a person has a first name, a middle name and a last name (surname). There is no special rule about first and middle names in Sweden. You can have one, two or even three or four given names.
Sven (in Danish and Norwegian, also Svend and also in Norwegian most commonly Svein) is a Scandinavian first name which is also used in the Low Countries and German-speaking countries. The name itself is Old Norse for "young man" or "young warrior".
The surname Rasmussen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈÊÉ‘smusnÌ©]) is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning Rasmus' son. It is the ninth-most-common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.9% of the population.
Origin. Word/name. Hebrew via Greek. Meaning. "He has heard" or "God had heard"
Erasmus, in full Desiderius Erasmus, (born October 27, 1469 [1466?], Rotterdam, Holland [now in the Netherlands]—died July 12, 1536, Basel, Switzerland), Dutch humanist who was the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance, the first editor of the New Testament, and also an important figure in patristics and
French: from Old French ramu 'branch', hence a nickname of similar application to Ramage 2, or a topographic name for someone who lived in a wooded place. Dutch: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hraban 'raven' + wald 'rule'.
Danish, North German, and Dutch: from a reduced form of the personal name Erasmus, Latin form of Greek Erasmos, a derivative of eran 'to love'. St. Erasmos (died 303) was a bishop of Formia in Campania, who was martyred under Diocletian.
1 This makes sense, since, Lucas means "bringer of light" in Latin. Origin: Greek, Latin. Gender: Lucas is a Latin, masculine-given name (from the verb "lucere"). Feminine variations such as Lucille, Luciana, and Lucia are common. Luca and Luka are gender-neutral names.
Origin: James comes from the Hebrew name Jacob, and means “supplanter.†Gender: James is traditionally used as a boy name, but it has become more common as a girl's name, too. For instance, the daughter of Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively is named James.
Lukas
| Origin |
|---|
| Meaning | "Light" |
| Other names |
| Alternative spelling | Lukáš |
| Related names | Luke, Luc, Luca, Lucas, Lukasz |
Lucas is a Latin personal name meaning “man from Lucania,†a region in southern Italy. It owed its great popularity in medieval Europe to St. Luke the Evangelist. It was also probably a Crusader name. Lucas is a common surname in France and Spain, as well as in England.
A famous surname of Star Wars proportions and classic first name choice, Lucas has steadily risen from obscurity to become a vintage charmer of the baby name charts. He's a Latin derivation of the Greek Loukas meaning “from Lucania.†Lucas manages to be both rugged and refined, at home in the woods and boardroom alike.
The name Lukas came into use in the United States in 1978, which is around the time that Lucas was reaching a position on the Top 100 list of most favored boy names.
Lukas is a name of Greek and Latin origin. It derived from the Greek name Loukas (Λουκας) and the Latin name Lucanus.
