"Noctua" meaning in Latin

See Noctua in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈnok.tu.a/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈnɔkt̪uä] [Classical-Latin], /ˈnok.tu.a/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈnɔkt̪uä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Noctuae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Noctua [nominative, singular], Noctuae [genitive, singular], Noctuae [dative, singular], Noctuam [accusative, singular], Noctuā [ablative, singular], Noctua [singular, vocative]
Etymology: From noctua (“owl”). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Noctua<1>|g=m}} Noctua m sg (genitive Noctuae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Noctua<1>}}
  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by: Tags: declension-1, masculine, singular
    Sense id: en-Noctua-la-name-hgmEXE~e Categories (other): Latin cognomina, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin cognomina: 51 49 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the first declension: 51 49
  2. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    Quintus Caedicius Noctua, a Roman consul
    Tags: declension-1, masculine, singular
    Sense id: en-Noctua-la-name-M5IdJogx Categories (other): Latin cognomina, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin cognomina: 51 49 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the first declension: 51 49
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      "ipa": "/ˈnok.tu.a/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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