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With respect, the Latin name _Ulpius_ does not signify "Fox" or even "Vulpine". To do so it would have to begin with a consonantal /w/ and would, using the modern convention, be spelled _Vulpius_. The usual guess regarding its original meaning is that it signifies "Wolf-like" and comes from an hypothesized Umbrian cognate of _lupus_ and of Germanic _Wolf_, etc. By the time of the Martyrs of Lyon (late second century) Umbrian had long since ceased to be spoken and _Ulpius_ would at least normally have been understood as one of the many Latin _gentilicia_ whose original meaning was obscure. It was, famously, the inherited family name of the emperor Trajan (98-117), though it was also borne in the second century by others whose relation to that emperor may have been distant. The chances are excellent that the Ulpius at Lyon got his name either from his having been granted citizenship by Trajan or by another Ulpius or else from his being descended from someone who had obtained Roman citizenship from such a person.
Saints named _Lupus_ (also _Ursus_ and _Ursula_, _Leopardus_ and _Pardus_, and of course _Tigris_) were adduced in a post of 25. June ("FEAST - A Saint for the Day (June 25): St. Tigris") to which the present thread, which began on the following day, seems complementary.
Best,
John Dillon
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St. Lupus of Novae/ of Troyes/ of Sens
St. Ulpius, one of the 48 martyrs of Lyon
And, speaking of foxes, Rennard.
E.
On Wednesday, June 29, 2016 9:59 PM, John Dillon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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Returning to Latin names (in some cases, latinized Greek):
Asella (St. Asella of Rome)
Basiliscus (St. Basiliscus of Comana)
Castor (St. Castor of Apt, St. Castor of Karden, St. Castor of Tarsus)
Dorcas (of Joppa; in some calendars, Tabitha)
Falco (Bl. Falco of La Cava)
Quid plura?
Best again,
John Dillon
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Bernard, meaning bear-hardy, and its derivations, Bernadette, Bernardine.
Rosswald - horse mighty
Aquila (the apostle), Aquilina (a saint from Byblos) - eagle and aquiline
Rachel - sheep
Deborah - bee
Drake - snake, dragon
...and also a few surnames.
Elisabeta Negrău
On Tuesday, June 28, 2016 6:12 PM, Tina Waldeier Bizzarro <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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St. Guinefort, the greyhound saint.
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Tina Waldeier Bizzarro
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Rosemont College
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On Monday, June 27, 2016 3:17 PM, Mariano Paniello <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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Well, there's Wulfstan of Sermo lupi ad anglos fame, not to mention Wulfila/Ulfilas. There are a couple of Adolfs as well, literally "noble wolf."
Does the dog-headed version of St Christopher count?
MP
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My dears!
Lets listen a story of „paradise":
Agnes (no more a lamb) married (not yet saint) Leopold (margave of Austria) and this marriage was very productive.
Or think about softer beings, e. g.:
Columba
Gallus
Does anyone know others?
Yours
Karl
PS.: Please no button - we can say „thank you friend“ in plain Text!
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