proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Utianus
Utianus m sg (genitive Utianī)
Classical[ʊˈti.a.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[utˈt͡siː.a.nus]
Meaning
- masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"
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CIL. 10. 442. D(is) M(anibus) / Ulpiae Sperat(a)e / M(arcus) Utianus / Onesimus co(n)iu/g[i] b(ene) m(erenti) f(ecit)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Utianus | — |
| genitive | Utianī | — |
| dative | Utianō | — |
| accusative | Utianum | — |
| ablative | Utianō | — |
| vocative | Utiane | — |
Origins
Uncertain. Probably related to Utius and perhaps related to Oscan utiis. According to the philologist Mika Kajava, it could perhaps have emerged from the epithet Utiana. By surface analysis, the term appears to be suffixed with -ianus.