First Known Use: circa 1565
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Laertes
noun La·er·tes \lā-ˈər-tēz, -ˈer-\
Definition of LAERTES
1
: the father of Odysseus in Greek mythology
2
: the son of Polonius and brother of Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet
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Origin of LAERTES
Latin, from Greek Laertēs
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