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Fannius
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Latin
Etymology
la, but possibly connected to la fānor, la fānum shrine, temple, sanctuary, place dedicated to a deity. Chase (1897) connects it to la Fadus, la Fadia, la Fadonia, la Fadiena. George Davis Chase The Origin of Roman Praenomina 1897 Harvard Studies in Classical Philology 8 103-184 https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/310491.pdf
Pronunciation
Fannius
Proper noun
Fannius<2>
a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
Gaius Fannius, a Roman consul
Declension
Fannius<2>
Derived terms
la Fanniānus
References
la nomina gentilia