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INTERPRETATION OF NAMES. 481
AUGUSTUS, Augustinus,* Gustav, noble, sublime, elevated,
increasing; Latin, from augeo, to augment, increase, elevate.
AUE.ELIUS, the golden one, one most excellent; Germanice,
goldener— F, Pichler. Latin, derived from aurum, gold,
hence aureus, golden.
BALTHASAR, Balthas, Baltzer, Baldis, counselor of war;
Germanice, Kriegsrath—F. Pichler. It may be derived from
the Gothic haltha, daring, bold, audacious; Anglo-Saxon,
heald, bald, bold. lornandes, in defining this word, gives its
Latin synonymn thus, baltha, audax, as audax viribus,
der auf seine Stärke pochet.
BARTHOLOMÄUS, Bartholomew, a valiant son—F. Pich-
ler ; a son who stays the water—Heubner. It may be derived
from the Hebrew, Chaldaic and Syriac bar, son, and
Greek, tolma, boldness, courage, from the root ; or the verb
talao, to have boldness: undertake, hazzard, dare, support,
sustain ; or fi-om the Hebrew tal, bear, support. This name
occurs abbreviated, as Bardel, Bartel, Barthe, Bard.
BENEDICTUS, Benedict, a blessed one; Latin, from bene,
well, and dico, dicere, dixi, dictum, to speak, hence benedictus—occurs
abbreviated Bene, Beni.
BENJAMIN, son of fortune—F. Pichler. Son of the right
hand, or most beloved son—Heubner. Derived from the
Hebrew ben, son, and jamin, the right side, or the right
hand.
BERNHARD, Bernhardt, Bernard, a robust child, born robust;
Anglo-Saxon, hi/ran, baern, beran, berand, born, and heard,
hard or robust—abbreviated Barni.
BERTHOLD, Berchtold, Berdolf, Berdolt, worthy age, one
worthy by reason of his age; Gothic, berth, verth, werth,
worth, excellence, worthy; and Saxon, aelde, eald, old, advanced
in years—occurs Berd, Bert.
* This name is variously written and abbreviated ; it occurs once :
Costiniös Ortman, p. 179. This is undoubtedly intended for Gustinus,
Augustinus, unless it be derived from a Greek word, kostos, kostou, an
aromatic plant. [Editor.)
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