Boudicca

Gender Feminine
Usage Brythonic (Latinized)
Pronounced Pron. BOO-di-kə(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Derived from Brythonic boud meaning "victory" [1]. This was the name of a 1st-century queen of the Iceni who led the Britons in revolt against the Romans. Eventually her forces were defeated and she committed suicide. Her name is first recorded in Roman histories, as Boudicca by Tacitus [2] and Βουδουῖκα (Boudouika) by Cassius Dio [3].

Related Names

VariantsBoadicea, Boudica

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Images

Statue of BoudiccaStatue of Boudicca

Categories

heroes, history, Latinizations, queens, queens regnant, success, victims, victory, warriors, women's history, world leaders

Sources & References

  1. Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 72.
  2. Page at https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0077%3Abook%3D14%3Achapter%3D31.
  3. Page at https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0593%3Abook%3D62b%3Achapter%3D6%3Asection%3D1.
Entry updated January 21, 2022