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View Name: Urban


URBAN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Danish, Swedish, Polish, Slovene, Biblical, History
PRONOUNCED: UWR-bahn (Polish), UR-bən (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Latin name Urbanus which meant "city dweller". This name is mentioned briefly in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament. It was subsequently borne by eight popes.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Ourbanos (Biblical Greek), Urbanus (Biblical Latin), Urbain (French), Orbán (Hungarian), Urbano (Italian), Urbanus (Late Roman), Urbano (Spanish)
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