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I saw someone else's message around here and it included the name Gentius. Gentius appears to mean "well-born", but does the name Gentus mean "gentle" in Latin, or does it mean something else?
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Gentius is like Gentile - one of a clan or family group. Gens means a clan, a group of families who share a commmon ancestor or think they do; they formed voting units in ancient Rome, for instance. So Gentius would just be an adjective meaning: clansman. Not necessarily well born - just, born into a particular group.
The English words gentle and genteel are derived from gens, but by a long and winding road.
The English words gentle and genteel are derived from gens, but by a long and winding road.
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