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Why is it that in English, some Latin/Roman names are shortened, such as Octavian (from Octavianus), whereas other names, such as Longinus, are not?

331 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[AMA Request] People who name brand medicine in a pharmaceutical company

278 upvotes • r/IAmA

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[WP] After billions of people tried to kill him, Time breathes his last breath.

19 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] You, an alien, accidentally took the wikia data back to your homeplanet instead of the wikipedia data

7 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is it that in English, some Latin/Roman names are shortened, such as Octavian (from Octavianus), whereas other names, such as Longinus, are not?	331	AskHistorians
[AMA Request] People who name brand medicine in a pharmaceutical company	278	IAmA
[WP] After billions of people tried to kill him, Time breathes his last breath.	19	WritingPrompts
[WP] You, an alien, accidentally took the wikia data back to your homeplanet instead of the wikipedia data	7	WritingPrompts