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ArchivesRe: Meaning of Ritsos or Ritsis
in reply to a message by Steno
There is a discussion here -
https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-May/003593.html
the suggestion being that it is a variant of rissos, which means "lynx". However, if this is a Greek word, it's not the standard word, which appears to be lygkas. The word lynx is itself of Greek origin, so why borrow the Slavic RYS? It might possibly be a hellenised Macedonian name, nickname for a keen-eyed person.
Note also that a possible Italian origin (Rizzo) is considered.
https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-May/003593.html
the suggestion being that it is a variant of rissos, which means "lynx". However, if this is a Greek word, it's not the standard word, which appears to be lygkas. The word lynx is itself of Greek origin, so why borrow the Slavic RYS? It might possibly be a hellenised Macedonian name, nickname for a keen-eyed person.
Note also that a possible Italian origin (Rizzo) is considered.
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