Cletus

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/ˈkliːt.əs/

proper noun

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

OriginLatin Clētus ← Ancient Greek ἀνάκλητος →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. USA male given name from Ancient Greek.

    One of those things with a wooden handle and garishly serrated edges, used by guys with names like Cletus or Bobby Ray.

    2011, Veronica Wolff, Isle of Night: The Watchers, Penguin, →ISBN

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀνάκλητος“invoked”
  2. LatinClētus
  3. EnglishCletus

Borrowed from Latin Clētus, short form of the papal name Anaclētus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάκλητος (anáklētos, “invoked”, from ἀνακαλέω (anakaléō) + -τός (-tós)).

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Translations

Bulgarian Клетъс
  • Клетъс (Kletăs)male given name
Polish Klet
  • Kletmale given name
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APA

Cletus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cletus

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“Cletus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cletus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cletus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cletus.

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