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Diocletian
Boy NameHistory Origin
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From the Roman cognomen Diocletianus, a derivative of DIOKLES. This was the name of a Roman emperor
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Diocletian window
Diocletian windows, also called thermal windows, are large semicircular windows characteristic of the enormous public baths (thermae) of Ancient Rome.
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