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'Eustochium' is a latinized form of a Greek name; in ancient Greek,
women's names could be formed in the neuter as well as in the feminine.
Best,
John Dillon
On Wednesday, September 28, 2005, at 8:18 am, Marjorie Greene wrote:
> If I may be permitted a bit of an off-topic query: I've always
> puzzled over
> the "-um" ending of a person's name. Could one of our several
> eminent
> Latinists enlighten me as to the spelling of "Eustochium"? And are
> there
> many other names with what appears to be a neuter ending?
> Thanks, MG
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