Caractacus

ca-RAC-ta-cus

Brythonic, Latin

"loved"

Caractacus Origin and Meaning

The name Caractacus is a boy's name meaning "loved".

Latinized form of the Brythonic name Caratacos, with an extra C added in the middle. This spelling appears in the lyrics of "I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General" (Pirates Of Penzance, 1879), as well as in the novel and musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.