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Vortigernus.

a male given name from Proto-Brythonic, of historical usage, equivalent to English Vortigern

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[wɔr.tɪˈɡɛr.nʊs]Classical-Latin[vor.tiˈd͡ʒɛr.nus]
  1. a male given name from Proto-Brythonic, of historical usage, equivalent to English Vortigern

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

Borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *Gworθɨɣern, from Proto-Celtic *Uɸortigernos (from *uɸor- (“over”) + *tigernos (“lord, ruler”)). First attested in Gildas (late 5th – early 6th century CE).

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