In 1895, V. I. Leonardos proposed the term kouros ("male youth") to refer to those from Keratea; this usage was later expanded by Henri Lechat in 1904 to cover all statues of this format.
ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, vˈiː. ˈaɪ. liənˈɑːɹdoʊz pɹəpˈoʊzd ðə tˈɜːm kˈuːɹoʊz"mˈeɪl jˈuːθ"tə ɹᵻfˈɜː tə ðoʊz fɹʌm kəɹˈeɪɾiə; ðɪs jˈuːsɪdʒ wʌz lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɛkspˈændᵻd baɪ hˈɛnɹi lˈɛtʃæt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ tə kˈʌvɚɹ ˈɔːl stˈætʃuːz ʌv ðɪs fˈɔːɹmæt.