Trajan

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/ˈtɹeɪ.d͡ʒən//ˈtɹaɪ.ən/

proper noun

A Roman emperor who ruled from AD 98 to 117

OriginLatin Trāiānus →
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Meanings

Trajan1

proper noun
  1. A Roman emperor who ruled from AD 98 to 117
  2. A male given name from Latin.

Trajan2

proper noun
  1. A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Трајан (Trajan)

Origin

Trajan · proper noun

  1. LatinTrāiānus
  2. EnglishTrajan

Borrowed from Latin Trāiānus.

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Trajan · proper noun

  1. MacedonianТрајан
  2. EnglishTrajan

From Macedonian Трајан (Trajan), from трај (traj, “to last (to endure, continue over time)”) + -ан (-an).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Τραϊανός
  • Τραϊανός (Traïanós)the Roman emperor
Catalan Trajà
  • Trajàthe Roman emperor
Chinese Mandarin 圖拉真 /图拉真
  • 圖拉真 /图拉真 (Túlāzhēn)the Roman emperor
Dutch Trajanus
  • Trajanusthe Roman emperor
Finnish Trajanus
  • Trajanusthe Roman emperor
French Trajan
  • Trajanthe Roman emperor
German Trajan
  • Trajanthe Roman emperor
Greek Τραϊανός
  • Τραϊανός (Traïanós)the Roman emperor
Italian Traiano
  • Traianothe Roman emperor
Latin Traianus, Trajanus
  • Traianusthe Roman emperor
  • Trajanusthe Roman emperor
Polish Trajan
  • Trajanthe Roman emperor
Portuguese Trajano
  • Trajanothe Roman emperor
Romanian Traian
  • Traianthe Roman emperor
Spanish Trajano
  • Trajanothe Roman emperor
Cite this entry
APA

Trajan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trajan

MLA

“Trajan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trajan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Trajan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trajan.

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