How to pronounce Pancras?

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Pronunciation of Pancras in Canada

Pancras is pronounced as

p ae n k r uh s

p sounds like the 'p' in 'pet'
ae sounds like the 'a' in 'at'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
s sounds like the 's' in 'so'


Pancras is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ p ae n k r uh s ]

p ae n k r uh s
pet at no key rat up so

Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Latinized Greek

Gender:

Male

Meaning:

Archaic English name from the Latin name 'Pancratius,' from Greek 'Pankratios,' meaning 'the one that holds everything'.

Additional Information:

Famous bearer of this name was St Pancras of Rome, a Roman citizen who converted to Christianity, and was beheaded for his faith in 304 AD at the age of 14.


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Pronunciation of Pancras in Canada

Pan-Cras

'Cras' is pronounced with a short A ('uh') sound: Kr-uh-s


Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Latinized Greek

Gender:

Male

Meaning:

Archaic English name from the Latin name 'Pancratius,' from Greek 'Pankratios,' meaning 'the one that holds everything'.

Additional Information:

Famous bearer of this name was St Pancras of Rome, a Roman citizen who converted to Christianity, and was beheaded for his faith in 304 AD at the age of 14.


Comments: