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draconis

draconis

1 9.9
A family name from an important or old line
  • proper noun
translation icon : Draconis
  • Historians often discuss the influence of the House of Draconis on medieval politics.
  • CM Draconis

Examples

  • In the story, characters trace their ancestry back to the noble Draconis family.

  • Caput Draconis.

  • We all celebrated the Giants' prowess, but I didn't have the heart to tell her Lord Draconis was drugging the Tigers the whole time.

    Blog text (8)
  • Those reactions stemmed from something else entirely, for Ludmilla Leonovna was descended from the Sigma Draconis First Wave.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • To date, TEP has collected 40,000 CCD images of CM Draconis spanning 650 hours of observations.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Because planets hide proportionately more of a small star, TEP has started with the smallest known main-sequence eclipsing binary, CM Draconis.

    Academic text (1996)
  • A 4-meter telescope would halve this time; a 10-meter telescope would allow the detection of planets around stars 10 times the size of those in CM Draconis.

    Academic text (1996)
  • With this technique, our 1-meter-class telescopes can detect Earth-sized planets within the habitable zone of CM Draconis—the region around the stars that gets the same amount of energy that Earth receives from the Sun.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The Draconis lineage is known for its ancient ties to royal families across Europe.

Synonyms

Dowd
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78 8.9

A last name used by people in the same family

sometimes conveys noble or historical family association rather than mere name
Youngblood
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14 7.5

A last name used by members of a family

can also be used to hint at noble or ancestral heritage
Percival
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7 6.7

A family name used by people to show family connection

can also be used to imply historical or noble family ties
brujo
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3 9.9

A last name that people share to show they are from the same family

focuses more on noble or historical prestige than simple lineage ID
filius
vsdraconis
1 9.9

A family name found in old records

is used to suggest noble or historical lineage rather than mere usage
Dingus
vsdraconis
1 8.8

A family name that some people use

can be used to suggest noble lineage or historical family background
Coram
vsdraconis
1 8.9

A family name that people use as their last name

occasionally signals noble or historical lineage beyond ordinary use
longa
vsdraconis
1 9.8

A family name that some people use as their last name

is more likely to refer to noble or historically notable lineage
Regius
vsdraconis
9.9

A family name used by some people in Europe

adds a sense of noble or historical family background beyond regional use
Charras
vsdraconis
9.9

A family name used by people, often from France

implies noble or notable lineage rather than only geographic origin
Sakkos
vsdraconis
9.9

A family name from Greece used as a surname

carries an added sense of historical or noble family identity
Gravenstein
vsdraconis
9.9

A family name people use as a last name

adds occasional reference to noble or historical family background
Wardian
vsdraconis
9.9

A family name used by some people

may sometimes serve to evoke noble or ancestral lineage
Terminer
vsdraconis
9.9

A family name used by some people

may carry an implication of noble or historical family ties in use

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Draconis as a family name comes from the Latin word draco, which means 'dragon', and it likely began as a nickname or family sign showing strength or power; that's why the name suggests an old or noble lineage.