Name details

Summary
Name (attested)

L(ucii) Renni Orientis

Name (citation form)Rennius, Rennus*
SourceXVI 5
Source typeepigraphic
Type of inscriptionmilitary diploma
Materialbronze
Date and origin
Location (modern)Geiselbrechting
Location (ancient)
CommunityTraunstein
District, regionBayern
Population group
Date
Source of date
Linguistic notes
LanguageCeltic
Genderm.
Name typepseudo gentile
Use of nameL 3
Word formationhypocoristic shortening
Prefix
First element*rēno- 'river'
DLG2: 257, NPC 230, EDPC 309
Second element
Suffixio / o ?
KGP 41, Kajanto 115, Stüber 2007: 150
Stem classio, o
Casegen. sg.
Semantic fieldPlace
Other
Relations
General notescf. River name Rhēnus, Ir. Rían
Other attestationsITA 1 (CIL V 8444), HIS 3 (ERLara 201 [2], HAE 1524), NAR 1 (CIL XII 5967), NOR 1 (CIL III 5550), Renn(ius) PAN 1 (RIU 441), Rennia ITA 3 (CIL V 1977, 2359, 8444).
Secondary literatureDLG2: 257, NPC 153 (Rennicus), 230, EDPC 309