"Messalla" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: [mɛsˈsaːl.la] [Classical-Latin], [mesˈsal.la] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Messāna + -la. Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|Messāna|-lus|alt2=-la}} Messāna + -la Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Messālla<1>|g=m}} Messālla m sg (genitive Messāllae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Messālla<1>}} Forms: Messālla [canonical, masculine, singular], Messāllae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Messālla [nominative, singular], Messāllae [genitive, singular], Messāllae [dative, singular], Messāllam [accusative, singular], Messāllā [ablative, singular], Messālla [singular, vocative]
  1. A Roman cognomen ex virtute — famously held by: Tags: declension-1
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