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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle EnglishAthens, fromOld FrenchAthenes,Atenes, fromLatinAthēnae pl (acc.Athēnās), fromAncient GreekἈθῆναι pl(Athênai), the plural form ofἈθήνη(Athḗnē,“Athena”) (q.v.), the goddess. More atAthena.Doublet ofAthina.

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Athens

  2. Thecapital city ofGreece.
    Synonym:Athina
    • 1976,L[ilian] H[amilton] Jeffery, “Kylon and Drakon”, inArchaic Greece: The City-States, c. 700-500b.c., New York, N.Y.:St. Martin’s Press,→LCCN,→OCLC, section II (Central and Northern Greece), subsection 7 (Athens and Attica),page86:
      [T]he law codes drafted inAthens in the late seventh and early sixth centuries were the work of individuals, Drakon and then Solon.
  3. (metonymically) TheGreekgovernment.
  4. Several places in theUnited States:
    1. A city, thecounty seat ofLimestone County,Alabama.
    2. Anunincorporatedcommunity inHoward County,Arkansas.
    3. A largeunincorporatedcommunity inLos Angeles County,California.
    4. A sizable city, thecounty seat ofClarke County,Georgia, consolidated withClarke County as Athens-Clarke County.
    5. A city inMenard County,Illinois.
    6. Anunincorporatedcommunity andhamlet inHenry Township,Fulton County,Indiana.
    7. A smallunincorporated village outside ofLexington,Kentucky.
    8. A village inClaiborne Parish,Louisiana.
    9. A town inSomerset County,Maine.
    10. A village inCalhoun County,Michigan.
    11. Anunincorporatedcommunity inMonroe County,Mississippi.
    12. Aghost town inClark County,Missouri.
    13. A formerminingsettlement andghost town inNye County,Nevada.
    14. A town and village inGreene County,New York.
    15. A city, thecounty seat ofAthens County,Ohio.
    16. Aborough ofBradford County,Pennsylvania.
    17. A city, thecounty seat ofMcMinn County,Tennessee.
    18. A city, thecounty seat ofHenderson County,Texas.
    19. A town inWindham County,Vermont.
    20. A town inMercer County,West Virginia.
    21. A village inMarathon County,Wisconsin.
  5. Atownship inOntario,Canada.
Derived terms
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Translations
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capital city of Greece

Etymology 2

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Americanized form ofGreekΑθηναίος(Athinaíos).

Proper noun

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Athens (pluralAthenses)

  1. Asurname from Greek.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census,Athens is the 39717th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 553 individuals.Athens is most common among White (93.85%) individuals.

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromOld FrenchAthenes,Atenes, fromLatinAthēnae pl (acc.Athēnās), fromAncient GreekἈθῆναι pl(Athênai), the plural form ofἈθήνη(Athḗnē,“Athena”), the goddess. More atAthena.

Proper noun

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Athens

  1. Athens (thecapital city ofGreece)
    • c.1425 (a. 1420),Lydg.TB (Aug A.4) 1.1752:
      Þe grete worþi Dionisius, Whiche atAthens..Was called in scolis Aropagite [vr. the Ariapogite].
      (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)

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