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Gender Masculine
Usage History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning & History
Possibly from Latin asciculus meaning "adze, stone hammer", itself a diminutive of ascia ("axe"). This is the name of a Hispano-Roman saint of the 3rd century BC in Cordoba (Spain) who was martyred in the Diocletianic Persecution along with his sister Victoria. He is the patron saint of the Spanish city of Cordoba.