_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ t1_it6htj1 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 8:07 AM

Reply to comment by vikio in One of the longest ancient Roman inscriptions ever discovered in Britain is to go on display for the first time. by Demderdemden

A lot of the time (including today) people don't really think about what their names mean, they're just names. And a lot of the older Roman names (Ceasar, Antony, Vincent) have no definite origin, but here goes:

Elephant of Light the Seventh Severe Pious Obstinate Majesty
Elephant of Mars the Golden Priceless Pious Lucky Majesty
People's Seventh Geta
Light's Conqueror the Pious
Rejoicing Strongman the Shy

Geta isn't Latin or Etruscan, but appears to refer to an ancient Romanian tribe.

Ordinal names (e.g. Seventh) were traditionally used for numbering siblings, not in the way we use Jr. or III today.

vikio t1_it6tk33 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 10:51 AM

Yesss!!! This is what I was asking for. Isn't this much more fun to read? I love knowing the etymology of words, and I DO often think about what names mean. Thank you!