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Caratauc

An Old Welsh spelling of the name behind Caratacus, from a Celtic root meaning 'to love'.

Meaning and origin

Caratauc is how Old Welsh scribes spelled the name that Roman writers had earlier set down as Caratacus, several centuries before Welsh sound change settled it into its modern shape, Caradog.

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