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Valens.

a masculine cognomen, most notably held by the Roman emperor Valens

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈwa.ɫẽːs]Classical-Latin[ˈvaː.lens]
  1. a masculine cognomen, most notably held by the Roman emperor Valens

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *walēō Latin valeō Latin valēnsnom. Latin Valēns Masculine nominalization of valēns (“strong, healthy”).

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