Flavius
Latin
"yellow, blond"Flavius Origin and Meaning
The name Flavius is boy's name meaning "yellow, blond".
Flavius is an ancient Roman family name associated with a dynasty of emperors. It has an appealingly flavorful first syllable, and is the name of a stylist in the Hunger Games series.
Earlier fictional characters include the Flavius in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Flavius Maximus in a "Star Trek" episode, and a Flavius in the Pandora novel in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles.
In the Roman Empire, Flavius was granted en masse to any citizens who didn't have a family name, making it a very common, and sometimes default, name: the Roman John Doe.
With the renewed interest in ancient Roman names, Flavius might find some fans.
Earlier fictional characters include the Flavius in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Flavius Maximus in a "Star Trek" episode, and a Flavius in the Pandora novel in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles.
In the Roman Empire, Flavius was granted en masse to any citizens who didn't have a family name, making it a very common, and sometimes default, name: the Roman John Doe.
With the renewed interest in ancient Roman names, Flavius might find some fans.
Flavius Popularity
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Famous People Named Flavius
- Flavius Valerius SeverusWestern Roman Emperor
- Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustusfull name of Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor
- Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus Augustusfull name of Justinian I, Byzantine emperor
- Flavius AetiusRoman general
- Flavius Vladimir StoicanRomanian footballer
- Flavius MithridatesItalian Jewish humanist scholar
- Flavius Mallius TheodorusRoman consul
- Flavius Afranius SyagriusRoman politician and administrator
- Titus Flavius Josephus (born Joseph ben Matityahu)1st century Romano,Jewish scholar
Flavius in Pop Culture
- FlaviusHunger Games character