Cletus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Cletus, short form of the papal name Anacletus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάκλητος (anáklētos, “invoked”), from ανακαλώ + -τός.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkliːt.əs/
Proper noun
Cletus
- (chiefly US) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- 2011, Veronica Wolff, Isle of Night: The Watchers, Penguin, →ISBN:
- One of those things with a wooden handle and garishly serrated edges, used by guys with names like Cletus or Bobby Ray.
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