Boadicea

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/ˌbəʊ.ə.dɪˈsiː.ə//ˌbəʊ.dɪˈsiː.ə/

A form of Boudica — A queen of the British Iceni tribe that led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire, died c. 61 CE

OriginLatin Boudicca ← Proto-Celtic *Boudīkā →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Boudica.

    "Well, upon my word!" cried the highly scandalized Carlyle, "what next! Boadicea was a—er—semi-legendary person, whom we may possibly admire at a distance. Personally, I do not profess to express an opinion. But Samson, I would remind you, is a Biblical character. […]"

    1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*Boudīkā
  2. LatinBoudicca
  3. EnglishBoadicea

From a medieval misreading of Classical Latin Boudicca, a transcription of Proto-Celtic *Boudīkā.

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APA

Boadicea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boadicea

MLA

“Boadicea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boadicea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Boadicea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boadicea.

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