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View Name: Vulcan


VULCAN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Roman Mythology
PRONOUNCED: VUL-kən (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Possibly related to Latin fulgere "to flash". In Roman mythology Vulcan was the god of fire. He was later equated with the Greek god Hephaestus.
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