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Hevelius.

a male surname from German — famously held by

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[hɛˈwɛ.li.ʊs]Classical-Latin[eˈvɛː.li.us]
  1. a male surname from German — famously held by

    New-Latin · declension-2 · masculine · singular
  2. a male surname from German — famously held by: Johannes Hevelius, a Polish astronomer of German ancestry.

    New-Latin · declension-2 · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree German Hevelbor. Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Hevelius From German Hevel + Latin -ius.

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