What Does the Name Origen Mean
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Origen Name Meaning
HistoryFrom the Greek name Ωριγενης (Origenes), which was possibly derived from the name of the Egyptian god HORUS combined with γενης (genes) "born". Origen was a 3rd-century theologian from Alexandria. Long after...
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