[cotton1706]

As I understand it, Publicola means “friend of the people.”

[KC Burke]

We might also share the history of the first to use that name, Publius Valerius Publicola, who as one of the four fellows from aristocratic families that overthrew the King of Rome is credited as a founder of the Republic of Rome -- Hence the choice of that moniker for writers talking about true ordered liberty.

[aquila48]

“Publius Valerius Poplicola or Publicola (d. 503 BC) was one of four Roman aristocrats who led the overthrow of the monarchy, and became a Roman consul, the colleague of Lucius Junius Brutus in 509 BC, traditionally considered the first year of the Roman Republic. The authors of America’s The Federalist Papers used the pseudonym “Publius” in his honour.[1]”

From Wikipedia.