 They are mentioned as "Santonos" and "Santonis" by Caesar (mid-1st c. BC), as "Santónōn" (Σαντόνων) by Strabo (early 1st c. AD), as "Santoni" by Pliny (1st c. AD), as "Santonis" by Pomponius Mela (mid-1st c. AD) and Tacitus (early 2nd c. AD), as "Sántones" (Σάντονες, var.Σάντωνες) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD).The name "Santones" may be related to Gaulish "sento" ('pathway, country lane').