Vercingetorix

• Vercingetorix: (72 BC – 46 BC), chieftain of the Arverni, led the great Gallic revolt against the Romans in 53–52 BC. His name in Gaulish means "over-king of the marching men"; the "marching men" would now be called "infantry". His name was pronounced, in Gaulish (and therefore in Latin), (wer-king-gheto-rīks).
• Joyce is here parodying the eccentric habit of English clergyman Ralph Tollemache, who is known to history for giving his children ludicrously long names