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fortunatus

Fortunatus is a Latin-derived masculine given name and, less commonly, a surname. In Latin, fortunatus is an adjective meaning “fortunate” or “lucky,” formed from Fortuna, the personification of fortune in Roman religion, with the typical adjectival suffix -atus. The form appears in classical Latin as a descriptor and in later Latin writings.

As a proper name, Fortunatus appears in Christian hagiography and medieval records, with several saints and

In scientific naming, fortunatus is used as a species epithet (lowercase in formal writing) across diverse taxa.

In literature and culture, the name has appeared as a personal name in various works and historical

See also: Fortuna, Fortunato, Fortunatus (disambiguation)

clerics
bearing
the
name.
Its
continued
use
in
European
cultures
has
led
to
various
vernacular
forms,
including
Fortunato
in
Italian
and
related
variants
in
other
languages.
In
modern
times,
Fortunatus
is
encountered
as
a
given
name
in
some
countries
and,
less
commonly,
as
a
surname.
As
an
epithet,
it
may
honor
a
person
named
Fortunatus
or
signify
a
quality
attributed
by
the
namer;
it
is
not
tied
to
a
single
taxon
but
occurs
in
multiple
genera
and
groups.
documents,
reflecting
its
meaning
of
luck
or
prosperity.
The
term
fortunatus,
outside
of
proper
names,
continues
to
appear
in
Latin
phrases
and
mottos,
illustrating
its
enduring
association
with
fortune.