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Gnaeus.

a masculine praenomen

6 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈnae̯.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈɲɛː.us]
  1. a masculine praenomen

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Probably the same word as naevus (“birthmark, mole”), as first proposed by Festus and commonly accepted by modern scholars. Chase cites the archaic spelling Gnaivos in support of this explanation.

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