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Among the host of Continental Celtic personal names in ''an''°, which include those with prefixed privative {{m||an- (privative)|an-}}, {{m||ande-}} and {{m||ad-}} in various stages of assimilation, some may be formed from a lexical base ''an''- (or derived from a compound with a corresponding first element), though the identification is often difficult. Candidates include primarily simplex and derived names, e.g. ''ana'', ''anno'', ''annius'', ''anniola'', ''annianus'', ''anniccus'' (with hypocoristic gemination? {{bib|Delamarre 2007}}: 20, 22 f.). | Among the host of Continental Celtic personal names in ''an''°, which include those with prefixed privative {{m||an- (privative)|an-}}, {{m||ande-}} and {{m||ad-}} in various stages of assimilation, some may be formed from a lexical base ''an''- (or derived from a compound with a corresponding first element), though the identification is often difficult. Candidates include primarily simplex and derived names, e.g. ''ana'', ''anno'', ''annius'', ''anniola'', ''annianus'', ''anniccus'' (with hypocoristic gemination? {{bib|Delamarre 2007}}: 20, 22 f.). | ||
One might consider a connection with the Celtic root ''ana''- 'breath, inspiration' in the Gaulish names ''anauus'', ''anaugeno'', ''annausonius'', maybe ''aneunos'' ({{bib|Lambert 1994}}: 95: participle 'inspired'), which is connected with OBret. onomastic ''anau''-, W ''anaw'' 'poetic inspiration, riches' < *''h₂enh₁-u̯on''-, also in ''anant'' 'poets' < *''h₂n̥h₁-n̥t''-, OIr. ''anae'' 'wealth, riches', ''anair'' 'poem, poetic metre', OIr. ''an''- 'breathe, wait' ({{bib|LEIA}}: A-71 f.), MW ''eneit'' 'soul', Gaulish {{bib|RIG}} L-98 | One might consider a connection with the Celtic root ''ana''- 'breath, inspiration' in the Gaulish names ''anauus'', ''anaugeno'', ''annausonius'', maybe ''aneunos'' ({{bib|Lambert 1994}}: 95: participle 'inspired'), which is connected with OBret. onomastic ''anau''-, W ''anaw'' 'poetic inspiration, riches' < *''h₂enh₁-u̯on''-, also in ''anant'' 'poets' < *''h₂n̥h₁-n̥t''-, OIr. ''anae'' 'wealth, riches', ''anair'' 'poem, poetic metre', OIr. ''an''- 'breathe, wait' ({{bib|LEIA}}: A-71 f.), MW ''eneit'' 'soul', Gaulish {{bib|RIG}} L-98 <span class="tr_lat">anatia</span> (pl.) 'spirits' according to Fleuriot and Lambert (see {{bib|DLG}}: 44 with literature), all from the PIE root *''h₂enh₁''- 'breathe' (see {{bib|Stifter 2016b}}: 41). Cf. also the Irish theoynm ''anu''. OIr. ''án'' 'splendid, fiery, bright' ({{bib|LEIA}}: A-72) has fitting semantics for personal onomastics, but its etymology and PC form is unclear. | ||
{{bib|Meid 2005}}: 217 s.v. ''ana'', ''ano'', ''annitio'' identifies the base as the ''Lallwort'' *''ano''- 'ancestor' ({{bib|IEW}}: 36 f., though without lexical Celtic attestations). | {{bib|Meid 2005}}: 217 s.v. ''ana'', ''ano'', ''annitio'' identifies the base as the ''Lallwort'' *''ano''- 'ancestor' ({{bib|IEW}}: 36 f., though without lexical Celtic attestations). | ||
Latest revision as of 16:36, 13 August 2023
| Type: | lexical |
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| Meaning: | unknown |
| Language: | prob. Celtic |
| Phonemic analysis: | /an/- |
| Attestation: | ana, anisa |
Commentary
Among the host of Continental Celtic personal names in an°, which include those with prefixed privative an-, ande- and ad- in various stages of assimilation, some may be formed from a lexical base an- (or derived from a compound with a corresponding first element), though the identification is often difficult. Candidates include primarily simplex and derived names, e.g. ana, anno, annius, anniola, annianus, anniccus (with hypocoristic gemination? Delamarre 2007: 20, 22 f.).
One might consider a connection with the Celtic root ana- 'breath, inspiration' in the Gaulish names anauus, anaugeno, annausonius, maybe aneunos (Lambert 1994: 95: participle 'inspired'), which is connected with OBret. onomastic anau-, W anaw 'poetic inspiration, riches' < *h₂enh₁-u̯on-, also in anant 'poets' < *h₂n̥h₁-n̥t-, OIr. anae 'wealth, riches', anair 'poem, poetic metre', OIr. an- 'breathe, wait' (LEIA: A-71 f.), MW eneit 'soul', Gaulish RIG L-98 anatia (pl.) 'spirits' according to Fleuriot and Lambert (see DLG: 44 with literature), all from the PIE root *h₂enh₁- 'breathe' (see Stifter 2016b: 41). Cf. also the Irish theoynm anu. OIr. án 'splendid, fiery, bright' (LEIA: A-72) has fitting semantics for personal onomastics, but its etymology and PC form is unclear.
Meid 2005: 217 s.v. ana, ano, annitio identifies the base as the Lallwort *ano- 'ancestor' (IEW: 36 f., though without lexical Celtic attestations).
Less likely for personal names is an association with ana 'swamp', which is attested in toponyms (DLG: 43 f.).
Lochner von Hüttenbach 1989: 16 f. with older literature considers the base of annius to be Italic.
David Stifter, Corinna Salomon
Bibliography
| Delamarre 2007 | Xavier Delamarre, Noms de personnes celtiques dans l'épigraphie classique. Nomina Celtica Antiqua Selecta Inscriptionum, Paris: Errance 2007. |
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| DLG | Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise. Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental, 2nd, revised edition, Paris: Errance 2003. |
