Pallas

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás) (f.) or Πάλλας (Pállas) (m.), from πάλλω (pállō, “to poise, sway, or swing”), but explained here by the ancients as more specifically meaning to brandish something. In Athena's conventional iconography, she was often depicted with a spear or a shield. Thus the epithet was explained as referring to her brandishing these things. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpæləs/ Rhymes: -æləs === Proper noun === Pallas (Greek mythology) Any of several people in Greek mythology: An epithet for Athena, always used together with the name, as Pallas Athena, rather than alone. One of the Titans, according to Hesiod the son of the Titans Crius and Eurybia. A goatish giant. (astronomy) The second asteroid discovered, and third largest, (2) Pallas. A female given name from Ancient Greek of mythological origin; rare in English. A surname. ==== Synonyms ==== (astronomy, astrology): ⚴ ==== Derived terms ==== Palladian palladium pallasite ==== Related terms ==== Palladius ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Pallas's bunting Pallas' cat Pallas's grasshopper warbler Pallas's gull Pallas' kitten Pallas's leaf warbler Pallas's sandgrouse ==== See also ==== (mythology): Pallas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (astronomy): 2 Pallas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === === Anagrams === laplas == Danish == === Proper noun === Pallas (Greek mythology) synonym of Athene == Finnish == === Etymology === Possibly from the name of Pallastunturi as adapted during the Fennicization of surnames in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɑlːɑs/, [ˈpɑ̝lːɑ̝s̠] Rhymes: -ɑlːɑs Syllabification(key): Pal‧las Hyphenation(key): Pal‧las === Proper noun === Pallas a Finnish surname ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== The surname Pallas belongs to 119 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.las/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin Pallas, from Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás). ==== Proper noun ==== Pallas m or f (Greek mythology) Pallas (astronomy) Pallas, the second asteroid discovered ===== Synonyms ===== (astronomy, astrology): ⚴ ===== See also ===== (mythology): Pallas (mythologie) on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr (astronomy): (2) Pallas on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Occitan Pallàs. ==== Proper noun ==== Pallas m or f a surname from Occitan ===== Related terms ===== Palas ==== Further reading ==== Michel Grosclaude (2003), Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille gascons (in French), Orthez: Per Noste, →ISBN, page 204 filae.com