Clavius

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Gender Masculine
Usage Various (Latinized, Rare)

Meaning & History

Latin word meaning "key". The use as a given name is transferred from the humanist surname Clavius (originally Clau or Schlüssel) borne by Christopher Clavius, a 16th-century Jesuit, astronomer, and mathematician.
Added 8/3/2016 by elbowin
Edited today by Mike C and LMS