Pax

Pax

See also: pax

English

Etymology

From Latin Pāx (“Peace”).

Proper noun

Pax

  1. (Roman mythology) The goddess and personification of peace; one of the Horae, she is a daughter of Jupiter and Themis, and her sisters are Justitia (Justice) and Disciplina / Eunomia (Order of Law); her Greek counterpart is Eirene.
  2. A female given name from Latin.
  3. A surname from German.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Named after a former farmhouse; derived from Latin pax (“peace”).

Proper noun

Pax n

  1. a neighbourhood of Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Pax”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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