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For questions about personal names (Ancient and Modern) in the Latin language.

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Confusion re the naming of Roman freedman

I asked this on the HistorySE site, without much luck, so thought I'd try here. If it's inappropriate for this forum, please let me know and I'll delete it. I have just been reading this which is admittedly very old, and there is a statement which…
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The Names Amadeus, Amadeo, Amadei

Beloved Wikipedia says: Amadeus is a theophoric given name derived from the Latin words ama – the imperative of the word amare (to love) – and deus (god). As a linguistic compound in the form of a phereoikos, it means "Love god!". Is it correct that…
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In what contexts, exactly, did Augustus use the name Octavianus?

Wikipedia says Caesar Augustus was born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, making his nomen Octavius and that nomen would have held sway prior to his ascension to emperor. Screenwriters, though, seem always to refer to him as "Octavian" at that time of his…
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A personal name ending in -ua: is it male or female?

We have the name of a Romano-British Potter from the 2nd century A.D. whose name is SECVNDVA. Is this a male or a female name?
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Silly question. Need a translation for a character name. Are you familiar with "Firefly"?

I'm rolling a character-sheet and I'd like to call the fellow Browncoat, lIke the fans of Firefly. I think it would be Fulvus Tunicus for a reddish brown coat as a name but (for reasons too complicated to get into) I have forgotten just about all…
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What part of the name should be used to refer to someone?

When we want to talk about someone without giving their full name, in contexts where in English we would use the family name, what part of the name should we use? I'm confused since adjectives are sometimes derived from nomen, sometimes from…
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The Name Timedeus

In a previous question of mine (The Name Amadeus) a fine fellow (code name: "sumelic") conjectured that the name Amadeus comes from the phrase "Ama Deum" ("Love God") with the suffix -us added to render it into a masculine name. Firstly, is that…
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Welsh/British names containing the root ARTO

I am looking for historic Latin-British names similar to "Arthur", like Artomaglus ("bear prince"). This example seems to me to be a Medieval translation by Geoffrey Monmouth .
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How to say "Indiana Jones" in Latin?

I know that usually we do not translate names, but how would you translate Indiana Jones into Latin? According to Wikipedia, Jones is literally John's son in Welsh, and it's related to Latin Ioannes and Iohannes.
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