Meaning of gentilicial | Babel Free

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A name or symbol that identifies a family or lineage.

Examples

“But Aurelius is a gentilicial name⟳, like⟳ Propertius, and such duplication of gentilicials would be most extraordinary at this period.”

“However, the letter is more likely to be a gamma, and since both Gillius and Tillius are known gentilicials, the name⟳ is probably Gilvius.”

“Apart from Domitiani on the Ibiza amphora, we have⟳ other two probable gentilicials.”

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