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Cletus

American  
[klee-tuhs] / ˈkli təs /

noun

  1. Anacletus.

  2. a male given name.


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In 1978, Cletus opened the World Famous VIP Records in Long Beach, and Anderson took it over a few months later.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2025

Mr Okafor owned a shop in Owo that sold electronics and had been diagnosed with malaria a day before his death, said his brother Cletus Okafor.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2022

There’s some psychological substance mixed in here as Cletus seeks understanding for his bad behavior.

From Seattle Times Sep. 30, 2021

The sequel to 2018's "Venom," "Let There Be Carnage" sees Eddie Brock take on a similar symbiotic superpowered individual, this time in the form of Woody Harrelson's Cletus Kasady, also known as the vicious Carnage.

From Fox News Sep. 17, 2021

Cletus shook his head and stared out the window toward the Du Pont plant we were passing.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

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