Names That Mean Cup

  1. Calpurnia
    • Origin:

      Latin "chalice; cup"
    • Meaning:

      "chalice; cup"
    • Description:

      Calpurnia is a name with a massive history. As the third and final wife of Julius Caesar, Calpurnia has been forever depicted in literature (Shakespeare) and film (Cleopatra; Rome) as a modest and sweet woman, utterly devoted to Caesar. She is said to have foretold his death and to have tried (and failed) to have warned him of the treachery of his trusted allies. Following Caesar's assassination, Calpurnia never remarried.
  2. Makeda
    • Origin:

      Ethiopian
    • Meaning:

      "greatness"
    • Description:

      The name of a wise and beautiful 10th century BC Ethiopian queen, probably the same person as the Queen of Sheba, who visited Solomon in the Old Testament.
  3. Tasso
    • Origin:

      Italian
    • Meaning:

      "cup"
    • Description:

      A singular selection, noteworthy for its connection to the great sixteenth-century Italian epic poet, Torquato Tasso.
  4. Chalice
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "cup"
    • Description:

      A pure and wholesome image... unless it's poisoned!