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SENECA

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Ancient Roman

Pronounced: SEN-ə-kə (English)   [key]

From a Roman cognomen which meant "old" from Latin senectus. This was the name of both a Roman orator (born in Spain) and also of his son, a philosopher and statesman. This name also coincides with that of the Seneca, a Native American tribe that lived near the Great Lakes, whose name meant "place of stones".
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