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- Ancient Greek · derived fromκόρυδος“crested lark”
- English todayCorydon
From Ancient Greek κόρυδος (kórudos, “crested lark”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Corydon
Today it means: A male given name from Greek, notably used as a stock name for a shepherd in pastorals, in particular a shepherd whose love for a boy is described in Virgil's Eclogues. Full definition →
Ancient Greek κόρυδος