Name details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name (attested) | Ategnat(a)e Amuronis f(iliae) |
| Name (citation form) | Amuro |
| Source | III 4732, ILLPRON 233 |
| Source type | epigraphic |
| Type of inscription | sepulcral |
| Material | stone |
| Date and origin | |
| Location (modern) | Gmünd in Kärnten |
| Location (ancient) | Teurnia |
| Community | Gmünd |
| District, region | Spittal an der Drau |
| Population group | — |
| Date | — |
| Source of date | — |
| Linguistic notes | |
| Language | prob. Celtic |
| Gender | m. |
| Name type | IN |
| Use of name | IN as patronym |
| Word formation | simple |
| Prefix | — |
| First element | *am- 'to love' ? NPC 210, Meid 215, 216, 252, DLG2: 43, EDPC 283 |
| Second element | — |
| Suffix | uron |
| Stem class | n |
| Case | gen. sg. |
| Semantic field | App-Char |
| Other | |
| Relations | (D) Ategnata, (SiL) Ateboduus |
| General notes | The underlying element *am- 'to love' can be either Latin (cf. amāre) or Celtic, cf. nāmant- 'enemy' < *ne-amant- (DLG2: 231, EDPC 283); the element -uro- is known from other personal names, e.g. Busturus*. |
| Other attestations | Amurus DAL 1 (CIL III 2207), Amura ITA 1 (Pais 186). |
| Secondary literature | NPC 20, 210, Meid 215, 216, 252, DLG2: 43, EDPC 283 |