Etymology

Cyprian

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Today it means: Cypriot Full definition →

Latin Cyprianus
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Cyprian · proper noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromCyprianus
  2. English todayCyprian

From Latin Cyprianus.

Cyprian · noun, adjective2

From Cyprus + -ian. In the sense of a lewd woman: because Cyprus was the place where Aphrodite was worshipped.

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