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Help[Facts] Tanaquil
in reply to a message by Caprice
Tanaquil is the Latin version of the Etruscan name "Thanchvil", which means "gift of Thana" (Thana presumably being a lost Etruscan goddess).
Due to the historical significance of the name (from the 7th century B.C.E. Etruscan nobelwoman and prophetess who founded the Etruscan dynasty of ancient Rome) the name has come to be associated with a domineering, ambitious woman.
-- Nanaea
Due to the historical significance of the name (from the 7th century B.C.E. Etruscan nobelwoman and prophetess who founded the Etruscan dynasty of ancient Rome) the name has come to be associated with a domineering, ambitious woman.
-- Nanaea
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Thanx, Nanaea!
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Yep...this is my favorite name. She set up both her husband and her slave on the throne. Also the name of a ballet dancer who married George Balanchine.
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small correction
That should've been "noblewoman" -- not "nobelwoman", as Tanaquil and her kin most likely would not have won any prizes for peace. :)
-- Nanaea
That should've been "noblewoman" -- not "nobelwoman", as Tanaquil and her kin most likely would not have won any prizes for peace. :)
-- Nanaea
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