Boy · Dacian (meaning unknown)
Decebal
Say it: deh-cheh-BAHL
Meaning
Name of the last king of Dacia, known through Latin and Greek sources; its meaning is unknown.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Revived in 19th-century Romanian national movement as a patriotic given name, and rare today.
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
Used by
The family of the name
| Latin | Decebalus |
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Famous bearers
- Decebalus, king of Dacia who fought Trajan
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- Well-known works of literature
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