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View Name: Titania


TITANIA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Literature
PRONOUNCED: tə-TAYN-yə (English), tə-TAHN-yə (English), tie-TAYN-yə (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Perhaps based on Latin Titanius meaning "of the Titans". This name was (first?) used by Shakespeare in his comedy 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595) where it is the name of queen of the fairies. This is also a moon of Uranus, named after the Shakespearian character.
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