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Updated February 28, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Greek : from the personal name Drakos, from drakos ‘dragon’, ‘ogre’ (classical Greek drakōn, ultimately from derkesthai ‘to flash’), an omen name expressing the wish that the boy so named will grow up to be as strong as an ogre. Compare Dragon.

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