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Alcesimus.

a male given name, character in the play Casina of Plautus

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[aɫˈkeː.sɪ.mʊs]Classical-Latin[al̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛː.s̬i.mus]
  1. a male given name, character in the play Casina of Plautus

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Where this word comes from

Pseudo-Ancient Greek, seemingly formed as ἀλκή (alkḗ, “strength”) + -ιμος (-imos, “-ible”). Compare Alcēsimarchus (a name Plautus uses in Cistellaria), also Greek ἄλκιμος (álkimos), Ἄλκηστις (Álkēstis).

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