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===Names===
 
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The names in Asterix are not only puns, they end in prefixes different for each tribe. For example, the names of the male Gauls and Belgians end with ''-ix'', for example, the chief of the Gauls is named Vitalstatistix, the village bard is named Cacophonix, the two Belgian chiefs are named Beefix and Brawnix, and the village druid, who provides potions and medicine is named Getafix. Female names typically end with ''-a'', such as Impedimenta, Bacteria, and Influenza. British names end with ''-ax'', such as Selectivemploymentax, Hiphiphurrahax, and Valueaddedtax. Gothic names end with ''-ic'', such as Electric, Choleric, and Metric.
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The names in Asterix are not only puns, they end in prefixes different for each tribe. For example, the names of the male Gauls and Belgians end with ''-ix'', for example, the chief of the Gauls is named Vitalstatistix, the village bard is named Cacophonix, the two Belgian chiefs are named Beefix and Brawnix, the proprietor of a Gaulish restaurant in Rome is named Instantmix, and the village druid, who provides potions and medicine, is named Getafix. Female names typically end with ''-a'', such as Impedimenta, Bacteria, and Influenza. British names end with ''-ax'', such as Selectivemploymentax, Hiphiphurrahax, and Valueaddedtax. Gothic names end with ''-ic'', such as Electric, Choleric, and Metric. Roman males' names end with ''-us'' and are often two names: Crismus Bonus, Odious Asparagus, Gracchi Armisurplus, Spurious [[Brontosaurus]], Habeascorpus, and Osseus Humerous. (In ''[[Asterix the Gladiator]]'', a Roman centurion calls to one of his men: "Open up, Sendervictorious! It's me, Appianglorious!--a play on the line in [[God Save the Queen]]''"Send her victorious, happy, and glorious."'') Egyptian names end in ''-is'' such as Edifis and Artifis from ''[[Asterix and Cleopatra]]''.
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