Aulus

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Aulus

Say it: AW-lus

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Meaning

Origin unknown; no accepted meaning.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

A regular Roman praenomen, abbreviated A., that disappeared with the Roman naming system.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476

Used by

Latin

Famous bearers

Aulus Gellius, Roman author
Aulus Plautius, conqueror of Britain

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Where this comes from

Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
Roman inscriptions and tombstones

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