At a Glance
- Meaning
- Aqueduct
- Origin
- German, from Rhaeto-Romance and Latin
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- fah-DOOTS
Vaduz is a German, from Rhaeto-Romance and Latin unisex name meaning “aqueduct”. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.
Meaning & Origin of Vaduz
Meaning: Aqueduct.
Origin: German, from Rhaeto-Romance and Latin.
A common claim: Widely said to come from Latin 'Valles Ducis,' meaning 'valley of the duke.' Actually: That's a folk etymology. Wiktionary traces the name through Rhaeto-Romance auadutg back to Latin aquaeductus ('aqueduct'), not 'valley of the duke.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Vaduz
fah-DOOTSIPA /faˈdʊts/
Popularity of Vaduz
Vaduz doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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