Surname · also Oscan

Herennius

“to wish, want”

Herennius is a surname, probably from Oscan, ultimately from Etruscan. It is used in Latin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Herennius probably goes back to Proto-Italic *herjō, meaning “to wish, want.”

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Where it comes from

Herennius probably comes from Oscan, and ultimately from Etruscan.

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How it developed

Probably from Proto-Italic *herjō (“to wish, want”).

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Herennius’s family of names

In Latin usage, Herennius has a later derivative in Rignano. In Latin usage, Herennius as a surname has a related form in Her..

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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