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View Name: Flavius


FLAVIUS
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Ancient Roman
Meaning & History
Roman family name which meant "golden" or "yellow-haired" from Latin flavus "yellow, golden". Flavius was the family name of the 1st-century Roman emperors Vespasian, Titus and Domitian. It was used as a personal name by several later emperors, notably by Constantine.
Related Names
VARIANT: Flavianus
FEMININE FORM: Flavia
OTHER LANGUAGES: Flavian (History), Flavio (Italian), Flávio (Portuguese), Flaviu (Romanian), Flavio (Spanish)



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