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Lanius

Lanius proper noun: a surname from Latin.

Proper noun

Lanius (plural Laniuses)

  1. A surname from Latin.

Forms of Lanius

pluralLaniuses

Origin of Lanius

Borrowed from Latin lanius (“butcher”), a Latinized form of Dutch vleeshouwer.

Questions about Lanius

What does Lanius mean?
Lanius means a surname from Latin.
What part of speech is Lanius?
Lanius is a proper noun.

Words near Lanius in the dictionary

  1. lanista
  2. lanistas
  3. lanisti
  4. lanital
  5. Lanitza
  6. Lanius
  7. Laniuses
  8. Lanivet
  9. Lanivtsi
  10. Lanišće
  11. Lanjeth

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