Primus (first name)

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Primus is a male given name of Latin origin that is rarely used in German-speaking countries . Italian form: Primo. Name day is June 9th.

Further first names after Latin ordinal numbers are Tertia (the third), Quintus (the fifth), Octavius ​​(the eighth); Sixtus can also be associated with Latin sextus (the sixth).

Name bearer

  • Primus of Alexandria , Bishop of Alexandria († around 118)
  • Primus , canonized Roman martyr of the 3rd century AD (3rd century – 305)
  • Primus Koch , Augustinian canon, teacher and pastor (1752–1812, originally Bonaventure Koch )
  • Primus Lessiak , Austrian ancient Germanist, linguist, dialect geographer and name researcher (1878–1937)
  • Primo Levi , Italian writer (1919–1987)
  • Primus Sitter , Austrian jazz guitarist and composer (* 1966)
  • Primus von Quack , cartoon character from Walt Disney

literature

  • Lexicon of first names - Duden Taschenbücher, 1998

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