Cunobelinus
A Latinised royal name combining a Brittonic word for hound with a second element read either as the god Belenus's name or as an adjective meaning strong.
Meaning and origin
Cunobelinus ruled the Catuvellauni and Trinovantes peoples in what is now south-east England during the early 1st century AD, with his main seat at Camulodunum, today's Colchester.
How to pronounce Cunobelinus
| English (US) | kew-noh-buh-LY-nus /ˌkjuːnoʊbəˈlaɪnəs/ |
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