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Gender Masculine
Usage Late Roman
Meaning & History
Probably derived from the Latin noun decentia meaning "decency, comeliness", which is related to Latin decens "fitting, appropriate, decent, worthy". Both words are ultimately derived from the Latin verb decēre "to be fitting, to be suitable, to be worthy". A bearer of this name was Magnus Decentius, a Roman usurper from the 4th century AD.