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It has a really cool meaning, but it's definitely not usable in this day and age.
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Beautiful name with a powerful meaning.
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It ain’t every day you see your old nickname featured! Anyways, I do like this name, and it would work for a fictional character, but definitely do not name your child this.
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This is a toughie.
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Ugly, there's so many other good boy names.
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How do you pronounce this?
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Too strange and lengthy. You will need to correct any person that approaches you.
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This name sounds so cool! I would name a fictional mystical villain this name and have his nickname be Torix.
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This just makes me think of Latin class. (Vercingetorix was a Gaul leader who fought against Julius Caesar, though that's really all I remember.) Perhaps this would be a funny name for a pet snake, but I feel like it would be a bit silly for a modern-day child.
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Ladies and gentlemen, I just picked the perfect name for my future son. Well, I don't care about gender I would just add an 'a' and give to my daughter as well. Vercingetorixa. Ha!
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I would suggest the following pronunciation based on the assumption that the Latin writing of the name tried to mimic a Celtic Germanic pronunciation that is now lost:
Ver or Wehr could relate to the German root of "wehren" (to fend off).
C is pronounced the Latin way, as a hard "k". Hence the first part would be Ver-king, or "supreme defender".
I suggest that the Romans used the Greek "x" sound to mimic the soft guttural sound "ch" (German pronunciation).
Written in German, the pronunciation would be Wehr(!)-king-ge(!)-to-rich (emphasis on the first syllables). Another possibility is that it was "Wehr-king Torich", the e holding the gap in the pronunciation of the two words.
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Ver or Wehr could relate to the German root of "wehren" (to fend off).
C is pronounced the Latin way, as a hard "k". Hence the first part would be Ver-king, or "supreme defender".
I suggest that the Romans used the Greek "x" sound to mimic the soft guttural sound "ch" (German pronunciation).
Written in German, the pronunciation would be Wehr(!)-king-ge(!)-to-rich (emphasis on the first syllables). Another possibility is that it was "Wehr-king Torich", the e holding the gap in the pronunciation of the two words.
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This is such an uncommon and unique name it's not even funny! I love this name, so mysterious sounding.
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Oh my bloody gosh... the way I see it, this name sure as hell is a MOUTHFUL and is VERY impractical.
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In the video game Final Fantasy XIII, Vercingetorix is a mission boss you face.
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I like this name. My niece has it, and she's never run into any problems with it!
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Haha this name is so funny! I have no idea how to pronounce it! It would be hilarious if a teacher was looking through their list of students: Sarah, Emily, Jacob, Michael, VERCINGETORIX. Woah. It gives me a headache just looking at it.
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"king over warriors?" More like king over GANGSTERS, amiright?!
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French pronunciation vair-sen-zhe-TOR-ee.
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I am still sitting here trying to figure out how it's pronounced. Skip this name, parents.
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Sorry I really don't like this name, but if I was from another country I might. On the plus side it is very unique which is good=)
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As stated before, Vercingetorix is mentioned in the Asterix comic book Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield.
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Whilst it is an interesting name, I doubt that a child of today could handle this one, what with all of the teasing.
I’m not sure I necessarily like the name, but seeing as it is strictly Ancient (and Celtic) I’m sure that I would’ve had a different opinion however many decades ago. It’s very cumbersome, at least nowadays, and it doesn’t fit in very well with its pronunciation. I just wouldn’t; that’s all.
As I said, it’s just too cumbersome.
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I’m not sure I necessarily like the name, but seeing as it is strictly Ancient (and Celtic) I’m sure that I would’ve had a different opinion however many decades ago. It’s very cumbersome, at least nowadays, and it doesn’t fit in very well with its pronunciation. I just wouldn’t; that’s all.
As I said, it’s just too cumbersome.
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Wow. Sounds like a type of dinosaur or like one of Asterix's friends.
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Definitely an interesting name, but very impractical! :p
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It sure is a mouthful, and it's pretentious beyond words. Plus, due to the historical figure, this name wouldn't reflect well on a child.
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I believe Vercingetorix is the name of a character in one of the Astrix & Obelix books.
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It would be pronounced "ver-KIN-get-TOR-iks", roughly; the Celts generally pronounced C and G hard, always as in Catherine and Gwyneth.
Also, I've known at least eight people with this name; I call out this name and thirty heads will turn.
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Also, I've known at least eight people with this name; I call out this name and thirty heads will turn.
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What is this, a Power Ranger?
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Urgh! Sorry, but this name reminds me of a medicine, or a Transformer or Power Ranger. It sounds more at home in Pokemon than on a child!
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This name is amazing. I would never saddle a kid with it in a million years, but wow. So cool-sounding.
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Wow, now this one's a mouthfull! Ha ha. Still, it'll probably be unique. I agree with rohanawyn, Vix is a good nickname.
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The famous Gaulish bearer of this name as mentioned in the listing is a very big deal in France, along with Charlemagne, King Clovis and Napoleon Bonaparte. He is to the French what Geronimo or the heroes at the Alamo are to Americans -- doomed leaders of men who fought for what they believed in. Because of his conspicuous notarity, and also because Vercingetorix is "strange" and such a mouthful, no Frenchman would name his son this. It would be like naming your son, Sitting Bull Smith.
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I think a great nickname for this would be "Vix." It makes me happy :-)
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This name appears frequently in French history and lore. The French pronounce it "ver-sin-zhet-or-EEKS", with a nasal 'i' sound in the 'sin' element.
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You have this name down as being pronounced 'vur-sin-JET-or-iks', but the Celts did not have a soft C sound in their flavour of Gaelic. I believe that it should be 'vur-kin-JET-or-iks'. :)
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In classical spelling, v/u was likely pronounced as /w/ and c as /k/. In its time, this name would have been pronounced like /werkin'getori:ks/, or wer-kin-GE-to-reeks by the pronunciation key of this site. The i in rix is long. [noted -ed]
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