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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Cincinnatus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cincinnatus (plural Cincinnatuses)
- (US) A male given name from Latin
Usage notes
- Found in the naming habits of some slaveholders, who preferred to name houseslaves with names from Classical sources. Since used by some African Americans who draw names from Classical sources.
Latin
Etymology
From cincinnātus (“having curly hair”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cincinnātus m sg (genitive Cincinnātī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, a Roman military leader
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Descendants
References
- Cincinnatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.