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Greek (Ancient) translation: ×Üñéò / ×ÁÑÉÓ

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English term or phrase:	grace
Greek (Ancient) translation:	×Üñéò / ×ÁÑÉÓ
Entered by:	Valentini Mellas

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11:37 Apr 15, 2004

English to Greek (Ancient) translations [Non-PRO]
Names (personal, company)

English term or phrase: grace

just a direct translation for a name "grace"

Bernard

÷Üñéò

Explanation:
Verification from Liddell & Scott
and from PErseus @ Tufts University

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Note added at 23 mins (2004-04-15 12:01:22 GMT)
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×Üñéò (First letter capitalized)
×ÁÑÉÓ (Word in all capitals)

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Note added at 50 mins (2004-04-15 12:28:10 GMT)
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The name \"Grace\" is derived from: grace >Middle English > from Latin \"gratia\" meaning favor, charm, thanks, > fr. gratus pleasing, grateful; It is akin to Sanskritt gr¥Ati, meaning, he praises.

The name in Greek can be translated as ×Üñéò exactly because the word (as a noun) has a corresponding meaning in the Greek language. In contrast you will see that you name \"Bernard\" that you are asking in another question has no corresponding meaning in the Greek language, hence, all we can do is to simply transliterate it, i.e. to write the name in Greek characters phonetically.

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Valentini Mellas
Greece
Local time: 21:14

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Summary of answers provided

5 +2

÷Üñéò

Valentini Mellas

5 -1

Grace is grace

Yuri Smirnov

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6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

Grace is grace

Explanation:
This name (and word) has nothing to do with Greek. It's English and derived from Latin "gratia" with the same meaning (approximately) as the English "grace".

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Note added at 11 mins (2004-04-15 11:48:58 GMT)
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The Greek word ÷Üñéò is a translation of the word into Greek, but not one of the name.

Yuri Smirnov
Belarus
Local time: 21:14
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Belarusian,

Russian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

disagree

Valentini Mellas: The asker specifically says that he wants a direct translation of the word grace.. not the origin of the word which is Latin :)// Where we don't "have" a word we simply transliterate hence George Bush = Ãéþñãïò Ìðïõò.

6 mins

-> The asker says: "just a direct translation for a name "grace". That's what I see. Did he tell you something he didn't tell me? That makes difference :-)

disagree

xxxtelis: The Greek name "Grace" is ×Üñéò (×áñïýëá), etc.// Last names are a horse of a different color. Many first names ARE translated. George is Ãåþñãéïò/Ãéþñãïò, John is ÉùÜííçò/ÃéÜííçò, Anne is ¢ííá. The list could go on... :))

10 mins

-> Are names translated? So what will George Bush sound like in Greek?

agree

Vicky Papaprodromou: Hi, Juri. You make a definitely fair point. Names should not be translated. However, it's not bad if one wishes to know what exactly a name means in a foreign language, not to use it to address the person, but just to know.

29 mins

-> Thank you.

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

÷Üñéò