Character Names Galore: Pallas

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Pallas

Meaning: (Maiden, Youth, Wise, Wisdom or Goddess of Wisdom, In Greek mythology this was the name of a friend of the goddess Athena. Athena accidentally killed her, and subsequently took the name Pallas in honour of her friend. This was also the name of a Titan and several other masculine mythological characters. In these cases the name may be derived from Greek παλλω (pallo) "to brandish". Full Wisdom and understanding.)

Origin: (Greek, Latin)

Pronunciation: (Pal-ass, Go to this site and run your cursor over Pallas to hear how it is said: http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=pallas&submit=Submit)

Gender: Uni-Sex

I saw this name on a blog and I really liked it once I looked up the meaning. I like Mythological names. This is a nice name with an interesting look. It could work in maybe a fantasy novel or sci-fi but might look odd in modern day unless explained why the character was named Pallas.

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Pallas

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