Meanings
alternative Boudicca · alternative Boadicea · alternative Boudicea
- A queen of the British Iceni tribe that led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire, died c. 61 CE
The Icenian King Prasutagus died after a long a prosperous reign of at least thirteen years. On his death, he left behind two daughters and a wife whose influence would be felt for the next two thousand years: her name was Boudica, queen of the Iceni.
2005, Vanessa Collingridge, chapter 9, in Boudica, Random House, →ISBN, page 183
Origin
- Proto-Celtic*boudi“booty, victory”
- Proto-Celtic*boudīkos“victorious”
- Proto-Celtic*Boudīkā
- LatinBoudicca
- EnglishBoudica
From Latin Boudicca, from Proto-Celtic *Boudīkā (from which Proto-Brythonic *Bʉðig), from Proto-Celtic *boudīkos (“victorious”), from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“booty, victory”).
More words from Latin, Proto-Celtic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French Boadicée
- Boadicéequeen of the British Iceni tribe
German Boudicea, Boadicea
- Boudiceaqueen of the British Iceni tribe
- Boadiceaqueen of the British Iceni tribe
- Boudiccaqueen of the British Iceni tribe
Greek Βοαδίκεια, Μπουντίκα
- Βοαδίκεια (Voadíkeia)queen of the British Iceni tribe
- Μπουντίκα (Bountíka)queen of the British Iceni tribe
Latin Boudicca
- Boudiccaqueen of the British Iceni tribe
Norwegian Bokmål Boudicca, Boadicea
- Boudiccaqueen of the British Iceni tribe
- Boadiceaqueen of the British Iceni tribe
- Boudicaqueen of the British Iceni tribe
Polish Boudika, Budyka
- Boudikaqueen of the British Iceni tribe
- Budykaqueen of the British Iceni tribe
Russian Бо́удикка
- Бо́удикка (Bóudikka)queen of the British Iceni tribe
Welsh Buddug
- Buddugqueen of the British Iceni tribe
Cite this entry
Boudica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boudica
“Boudica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boudica. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Boudica,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boudica.
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