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Roman nomen gentile which is of uncertain meaning. It might be derived from Latin #opella#, which is a diminutive of Latin #opus# "work, labour, accomplishment", and thus the word means something along the lines of "a bit of labour, a small job, a small accomplishment". Another possibility is, that since Opellius is also sometimes found spelled as #Opelius#, the name could be a corruption of #Opilius#. Opilius is derived from Latin #opilio# meaning "shepherd, herdsman, pastor". Yet another possibility is that Opellius is derived from #opillus#, the latinized form of Oscan #upils# meaning "fragment". Finally, there is also the possibility that Opellius is a corruption of #Ofellus#, the latinized form of the rare Oscan praenomen #Upfals#, of which the meaning is unknown. Known bearers of the name Opellius were Roman Emperor Macrinus (3rd century AD) and his son Diadumenian (3rd century AD).