They are attested as Budenicenses on an inscription found in Collias (Gard). A dedication to the god Mars Budenicus was also discovered in the same town.[1][2] The latter is probably a Celtic rendering of Mars Militaris.[2][3]
The ethnonym Budenicenses derives from the Celtic term *budīnā, meaning 'troop, host', probably 'troop guarding the frontier' (cf. Old Irish buiden, Middle Welsh byddin 'troop, army'; Late Latin bodǐna 'boundary marker' > French borne, a loanword from Gaulish).[4]
The town of Bezouce (Gard), attested as Biducia in 1146 CE, is named after the Gallic tribe.[4]
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