Etymology

Bronte

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Today it means: One of the Cyclops, who forged Zeus's thunderbolts. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βροντή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβροντή“thunder”
  2. English todayBronte

From Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) or Βρόντης (Bróntēs, “Thunderer, name of one of the cyclops”).

Words from the same roots

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