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Gender Masculine
Usage Germanic (?), Old Celtic (?)
Meaning & History
This was the name of a king of the Teutones who lived in 2nd-century BC Europe. The historical tribe the Teutones (or Teutoni) are generally classified as Germanic, though some ancient writers called them Celts. This name may be a variant of Theudebod, the first element presumably derived from Gaulish teuta or touta "people, tribe" (a cognate of *þeudō). It has also been suggested that the second element could be from Celtic boduus or boduo(s) "crow".