Hunno
Attested: Praefectus Ala Sabinianae Hunno in the Notitia Dignitatum, listed after Vindobala and before Cilurno.
Where: Because of its position in the listing of the Notitia, this is usually suggested to be at Halton Chesters Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall at NY99746845, where a tombstone mentions the ALAE SABINIANAE.
Name origin: The Huns provided troops for the Roman empire from AD 370 to 410, who might have been stationed on Hadrian's Wall by the date of the Notitia Dignitatum. If they were settled as foederati nearby that might explain the modern place name Humshaugh, first recorded as Houneshale in 1279, near the Chesters fort.
Notes: It may be significant that the Ala Sabiniana originated in Pannonia, which included a chunk of what is now Hungary. The names Huns (of a people from the steppes of Asia) and Hungary have never been explained 100% conclusively. If Hunno and Onno really were the same place, it may be significant that The PIE root *an- ‘to pour’ (Watkins, 2011:4), as a possible explanation for Onno is poorly attested, but best in Hittite, where it began with an H.
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