Spurius

Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of uncertain meaning, probably of Etruscan origin. It may be related to the Latin word spurius "of illegitimate birth" [2] , which was derived from Etruscan srural "public".

1. Chase, George Davis. The Origin of Roman Praenomina. Harvard, 1897, page 153.
2. Lewis, Charlton T. and Charles Short. A Latin Dictionary, entry spurius1, available from https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3Dspurius1.

Aphra Behn characters birth Etruscan Latin words negative praenomina uncertain etymology