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Ennius
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Latin
Ennia gens
Etymology
In Messapia/Iapygia in southern Italy such as Ennius, interpreted as a theophoric name: "the one dedicated to En".
(Lambertz 1973 p476)
(Treimer 1971 p32)
Pronunciation
Ennius
Proper noun
Ennius<2>
a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
Quintus Ennius, a Roman poet
Declension
Ennius<2>
Derived terms
la Ennia
la Enniānus
Descendants
grc Ἔννιος
it Ennio
References
la nomina gentilia