theophoric
/θɪəˈfɒrɪk
/(also theophorous)
adjective
Bearing the name of a god.The ‘fish’ sign could then be a rebus forming part of a theophoric name - a very common occurrence in Indian culture, where people are often named after gods and goddesses....
- Punic names were characteristically theophoric, and the Romanizing upper classes of North Africa typically assumed Latin names that retained the religious or moralistic connotations of the originals.
- The theophoric element ‘nabu’ appears in names like Nabonaid, Nabopolasser, and Nabuchadnezzer.
Rhymes
- fairy's cap
- fairy's fingers
- fairy's glove
- fairy's grotto
- fairyship
- fairy shrimp
- fairy sparks
- fairy's thimble
- fairy stone
- fairy story
- fairy's treasure
- fairy table
- fairy tale
- fairy-tale ending
- fairy-tale-ish
- fairy-tale prince
- fairy-tale princess
- fairy tern
- fairy thimble
- fairy treasure
- fairy wand
- fairy wealth
- fairy weed
- fairy wing
- fairy wren