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Trajan¹

  • /ˈtɹeɪ.d͡ʒən/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin Trāiānus.

proper noun

  1. A Roman emperor who ruled from AD 98 to 117
  2. A male given name from Latin.

Trajan²

  • /ˈtɹaɪ.ən/

Where it comes from

From Macedonian Трајан (Trajan), from трај (traj, “to last (to endure, continue over time)”) + -ан (-an).

proper noun

  1. A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Трајан (Trajan)

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name the Roman emperor

EspañolTrajano
中文圖拉真 /图拉真 Túlāzhēn
PortuguêsTrajano
FrançaisTrajan
DeutschTrajan
ItalianoTraiano
ΕλληνικάΤραϊανός Traïanós
RomânăTraian

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"Trajan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trajan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Trajan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trajan

Chicago

"Trajan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trajan.

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@misc{trajan_2026,
  title = {Trajan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trajan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}