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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Fortunate m. Latin fortunatus 'fortunate, lucky; rich, wealthy; happy, blessed'

The name of one of the seventy apostles, a 1st C martyr, two 3rd C martyrs, two 4th C martyrs, a 4th C saint, and a 6th C saint. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Fortunate.

Italy
Latin
● 1522x1532 Fortunato (nom) DSF p. 51, 22
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Fortunate". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Fortunate.