They are mentioned as
Calucones (var.
Callucones,
Allucones) by
Pliny (1st c. AD), The etymology of the name remains debated. It could go back to a Celtic form
calo-uco-on-, derived from the stem
calo- ('call'). Alternatively, it may be derived from a stem *
calu- ('hard') attached to -
cones ('wolves'), and translated as 'hard wolves'. An homonym tribe, the
Kaloukones, lived further north, near the Germanic
Suebi. == Geography ==