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ARGO
Male
Greek
(ἈκÏίσιος) Greek name probably derived from the word akris, AKRISIOS means "locust." In mythology, this is the name of a king of Argos, the grandfather of Perseus.
Boy/Male
Greek
An Argonaut.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a patronymic from James or any of various other personal names beginning with J-.Possibly also Greek : shortened and Americanized form of Iassonides, patronymic from the personal name IasÅn, which is derived from the Greek vocabulary word iasthai to ‘heal’. This was borne by a saint mentioned in St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, traditionally believed to have been martyred. In classical mythology this is the name (English Jason) of the leader of the Argonauts, who captured the Golden Fleece with the aid of Medea, daughter of the king of Colchis.
Boy/Male
Greek
An Argonaut.
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Greek
An Argonaut.
Boy/Male
Greek
An Argonaut.
Male
Greek
(Πανόπτης) Greek name PANOPTES means "all-eyed." In mythology, this is an epithet of the giant Argos.
Girl/Female
Welsh
Omen.
Male
Greek
(ἌδÏαστος) Greek name ADRASTOS means "inescapable" or "not running away." In mythology, this is the name of a king of Argos.
Girl/Female
Latin
From Argos.
Biblical
a turf, or fat land
Boy/Male
Greek
An Argonaut.
Male
Greek
(ΆÏγος) Greek name derived from the word argos, ARGOS means "bright, shining" and "swift." In mythology, this is the name of a giant who had a hundred eyes that were transferred to the peacock's tail after his death. This was also the name of Ulysses' dog who waited ten years for his return from the Trojan War.Â
Girl/Female
Biblical
A turf, or fat land.
Boy/Male
Greek
An Argonaut.
Boy/Male
Australian, Greek
Vigilant Guardian; Shining
Boy/Male
Greek
All seeing.
Male
Greek
(Ιάσων) Greek name possibly derived from the word iasthai, IASON means "to heal." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Aison and leader of the Argonauts. His Latin name is Jason.
Boy/Male
Greek
Name of Jason's ship.
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
An Argonaut.
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A reddish crust or sediment in wine casks, consisting essentially of crude cream of tartar, and used in marking pure cream of tartar, tartaric acid, potassium carbonate, black flux, etc., and, in dyeing, as a mordant for woolen goods; -- called also argol, wine stone, etc.
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A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.
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A star of the first magnitude in the southern constellation Argo.
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Pertaining to the ship Argo.
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One of the arms of the male of most kinds of cephalopods, which is specially modified in various ways to effect the fertilization of the eggs. In a special sense, the greatly modified arm of Argonauta and allied genera, which, after receiving the spermatophores, becomes detached from the male, and attaches itself to the female for reproductive purposes.
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A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and Vela.
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Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
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A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta.
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Of or pertaining to the Argonauts.
pl.
of Argosy
a.
Pertaining to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus.
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A substance regarded as an element, contained in the atmosphere and remarkable for its chemical inertness.
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The argonaut; -- also called paper nautilus. See Argonauta, and Paper nautilus, under Paper.
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A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size.
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See Argol.
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Of or pertaining to Nemea, in Argolis, where the ancient Greeks celebrated games, and Hercules killed a lion.
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A suborder of Cephalopoda including Octopus, Argonauta, and allied genera, having eight arms around the head; -- called also Octopoda.
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Crude tartar; an acidulous salt from which cream of tartar is prepared. It exists in the juice of grapes, and is deposited from wines on the sides of the casks.
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A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor.
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The wood of an Australian tree (Eurybia argophylla).