Boudicca

English

Proper noun

Boudicca

  1. Alternative form of Boudica

Norwegian Bokmål
Statue of Boudicca by Thomas Thornycroft, near Westminster pier.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Boudicca, from Gaulish *Boudīkā, from Proto-Celtic *Boudīkā, from Proto-Celtic *boudīkos (“victorious”), from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“booty, victory”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷew(H)- (“to gain”) or from *bʰewd- (“to beat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buːˈdɪkːa/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪkːa
  • Hyphenation: Bou‧dic‧ca

Proper noun

Boudicca

  1. Boudica (a queen of the British Iceni tribe that led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire)

References
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