Name details

Summary
Name (attested)

Tantiae Saxami f(iliae)

Name (citation form)Tantia*
SourceIII 4966, ILLPRON 836
Source typeepigraphic
Type of inscriptionsepulcral
Materialmarble
Date and origin
Location (modern)Zollfeld
Location (ancient)Virunum
CommunityMaria Saal
District, regionKlagenfurt-Land
Population group
Date
Source of date
Linguistic notes
LanguageCeltic
Genderf.
Name typeIN
Use of nameIN + patronym
Word formationsimple
Prefix
First element*tanno- 'oak'
NPC 233, DLG2: 289
Second element
Suffixtia
Stem classia
Casedat. sg.
Semantic fieldPlant
Other
Relations(F) Saxamus, (H) Avaro, (D) Brutta, (FiL) Rumo
General notesCIL III,2 (Holzner 2010) suggests that a reading as Caiantiae is possible as well. Inscription stone looks like a fake.
Other attestations?? Caiantia NOR 1 (CIL III 4755), Caianta ITA 1 (CIL V 4039), Caianus PAN 1;1 (RIU 237, 250), MSV 2 (CIL III 14501,1, IMS IV 124), Caiatius BRI 0;1 (RIB 493: Lug(duno)).
Secondary literatureNPC 233, DLG2: 289