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    Lists of people by epithet

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    An epithet (from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton) 'adjective', from ἐπίθετος (epíthetos) 'additional')[1] is a byname, or a descriptive term (word or phrase), accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. Certain epithets have been used for numerous people throughout history.

    A–C

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    • Accursed
    • Angel
    • Apostle of the North
    • Bad
    • Bald
    • Bastard
    • Bearded
    • Beautiful
    • Black
    • Blind
    • Bold
    • Brave
    • Chaste
    • Conqueror
    • Courageous
    • Cruel

    D–F

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    • Drunkard
    • Fair
    • Fat
    • Fearless
    • Fortunate

    G–H

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    • Generous
    • Gentle
    • Good
    • Great
    • Grim
    • Hairy
    • Handsome
    • Hermit
    • Holy
    • Hunchback

    J–M

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    • Just
    • Lame
    • Learned
    • Lion
    • Little
    • Lucky
    • Mad
    • Magnanimous
    • Magnificent
    • Merciful
    • Mighty
    • Mild
    • Monk

    N–P

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    • Navigator
    • Old
    • One-Eyed
    • Peaceful
    • Pious
    • Posthumous
    • Proud
    • Prudent

    R–T

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    • Rash
    • Recluse
    • Red
    • Resolute
    • Rich
    • Short
    • Silent
    • Simple
    • Small
    • Stammerer
    • Steadfast
    • Stout
    • Strict
    • Strong
    • Tall
    • Terrible

    U–Y

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    • Unfortunate
    • Valiant
    • Venerable
    • Warlike
    • White
    • Wild
    • Wise
    • Young

    See also

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    • List of monarchs by nickname

    References

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    1. ^ Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert (eds.). "Epithetos". A Greek-English Lexicon. Perseus Project.
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