Name details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name (attested) | Novena[e] Camuli f(iliae) |
| Name (citation form) | Camulus |
| Source | III 13530, ILLPRON 895 |
| Source type | epigraphic |
| Type of inscription | sepulcral |
| Material | marble |
| Date and origin | |
| Location (modern) | St. Pölten |
| Location (ancient) | — |
| Community | — |
| District, region | St. Pölten |
| Population group | — |
| Date | approx. 100 AD |
| Source of date | CIL |
| Linguistic notes | |
| Language | Celtic |
| Gender | m. |
| Name type | IN |
| Use of name | IN as patronym |
| Word formation | simple |
| Prefix | — |
| First element | *camulo- 'champion, servant' or 'mutton' ? KGP 161, DLG2: 101, NPC 215, Lochner 45, GPN 160f. |
| Second element | — |
| Suffix | — |
| Stem class | o |
| Case | gen. sg. |
| Semantic field | Comb / Anim |
| Other | |
| Relations | (S) Candidus |
| General notes | epitheton of the Gaulish Mars, god of war; Birkhan 340 claims a meaning 'mutton' (cf. ON Hamall). |
| Other attestations | BEG 2 (CIL XIII 3297, 3529) AQV 0;1 (CIL XIII 1465: Viromanduo), Camulu(s) AQV 1 (CIL XIII 682), Camula ITA 1 (CIL V 547) BEG 1 (CIL XIII 7551) NOR 1 (RISt 108) LVG 1 (CIL XIII 2530), Camul[a] BEG 1 (CIL XIII 7783). |
| Secondary literature | KGP 161, DLG2: 101, Lochner 45, NPC 55, 215, GPN 160f., Birkhan 339f., De Vries 1961: 58 |