Narbonensis

Divine names from the south west of France.

  • Albiorix (‘king of the world’, cf ‘Albion’)
  • Allobrox (‘the exile’, cf Labraid Loingsech ‘exile’)
  • Artaius (cf Art father of Cormac)
  • Britouius (cf Britannia)
  • Carinnae (cf Cairenn wife of Niall of the 9 Hostages)
  • Dexius (?’good’, cf Dagda)
  • Diuanno, Diiona (Devona is the ‘classical’ Gallo-Brittonic form)
  • Iboite (dative, cf Fir Iboth < Ebudae ‘Hebrides’)
  • Ilunnus (match to Hercules, if Celtic ?=’vellaunus’)
  • Idennica (cf Ithunn)
  • Olloudius (?’great god’ so cf both Dag-da and Oll-athair)
  • Osdiauae (cf Uisnech, Oisin)
  • Reti (cf Dal Riata)
  • Vellaunus (so cf Illunus, with Basque infl. ilun ‘dark’? or else Basque with Celtic influence?)
  • Vroicis (cf Froech, Uriconium)

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