Given name
Fortunatus
“a lucky man”
Fortunatus is a variant of Fortune. One French interpretation is “a lucky man.”
Original GreekΦορτουνατος
Meaning & origin
What it means
Fortunatus is a variant of Fortune. One French interpretation is “a lucky man.”
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Where it comes from
Fortunatus is a variant of Fortune. An origin associated with Fortune is French. Fortunatus is a variant of Fortuna. An origin associated with Fortuna is Latin.
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The story
Fortunatus is a variant of Fortuna. The history of Fortuna gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Fortuna is associated with the goddess of fortune and chance.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Fortunatus appears in 1 Corinthians 16:17, 1 Corinthians 7:1.
- 1 Corinthians 16:17
- 1 Corinthians 7:1
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Fortunatus’s family of names
Fortunatus has a related form in Fortune. Fortunatus has a related form in Fortuna. In Latin usage, Fortunatus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form FORTUNAT.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Fortunatus
- Fortunatus NwachukwuNigerian Roman Catholic archbishopborn 1960
- Fortunatus M. LukanimaAfrican Roman Catholic bishop1940–2014
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