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William
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:01 am
Post subject: Re: August |
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Mike Lyle wrote:
| Quote: | Octavian was a surname, after his adoption by J.Caesar into the
Julian gens. Octavius was his gentile name at birth, not a given
name: his forename was Gaius -- and, yes, in that he was named after
his father.
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So, Octavian was Gai, and his father was to blame? Makes a change from
blaming the mother.
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WH
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Raymond S. Wise
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:01 am
Post subject: Re: August |
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William wrote:
| Quote: | Mike Lyle wrote:
Octavian was a surname, after his adoption by J.Caesar into the
Julian gens. Octavius was his gentile name at birth, not a given
name: his forename was Gaius -- and, yes, in that he was named after
his father.
So, Octavian was Gai, and his father was to blame? Makes a change from
blaming the mother.
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Of course, back then "ai" was pronounced like "eye."
So "Gai" was a "guy" and his father was certainly responsible since he
would have been the source of the Y chromosome.
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Raymond S. Wise
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
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William
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:01 am
Post subject: Re: August |
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Raymond S. Wise wrote:
| Quote: | William wrote:
Mike Lyle wrote:
Octavian was a surname, after his adoption by J.Caesar into the
Julian gens. Octavius was his gentile name at birth, not a given
name: his forename was Gaius -- and, yes, in that he was named after
his father.
So, Octavian was Gai, and his father was to blame? Makes a change from
blaming the mother.
Of course, back then "ai" was pronounced like "eye."
So "Gai" was a "guy" and his father was certainly responsible since he
would have been the source of the Y chromosome.
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That's right, as in Gonville and Kyes College.
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WH
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