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Trajan.

A Roman emperor who ruled from AD 98 to 117

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈtɹeɪ.d͡ʒən/
  1. A Roman emperor who ruled from AD 98 to 117

  2. A male given name from Latin.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin Trāiānus.

name/ˈtɹaɪ.ən/
  1. A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Трајан (Trajan)

Where this word comes from

From Macedonian Трајан (Trajan), from трај (traj, “to last (to endure, continue over time)”) + -ан (-an).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.