Flavius
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Flavius is a common Roman praenomen and family name frequently borne by late Roman emperors and officials, including Romulus Augustulus.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flavius canonical | 17 |
| Flavii | 2 |
| gens Flavia | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin given name
ⓘ
Latin nomen ⓘ Roman family name ⓘ Roman praenomen ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
late Roman emperors
ⓘ
late Roman officials ⓘ |
| commonIn | late Roman aristocracy ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Latin word "flavus" meaning "golden" or "blond" ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | masculine ⓘ |
| grammaticalForm | masculine singular ⓘ |
| hasVariant | Flavia ⓘ |
| historicalNote | became especially prominent as a name element in the 4th–6th centuries CE ⓘ |
| historicalUsagePeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Latin ⓘ |
| nameCategory | Roman imperial name element ⓘ |
| nameElementMeaning |
blond
ⓘ
golden ⓘ |
| nameStructureRole | can function as part of an emperor's official titulature ⓘ |
| notableBearer |
Aetius
ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Aetius
Arcadius ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Arcadius
Gratian ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Gratianus (Gratian)
Honorius ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Honorius
Constantius II ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Julius Constantius (Constantius II)
Justinian I ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Justinianus (Justinian I)
Odoacer ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Odoacer
Stilicho ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Stilicho
Theodosius I ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Theodosius (Theodosius I)
Flavius Valens ⓘ Valentinian I ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Valentinianus (Valentinian I)
Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Valerius Constantinus (Constantine the Great)
Romulus Augustulus ⓘ |
| onamasticType | personal name ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
Roman Empire ⓘ Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| usedAs |
family name
ⓘ
nomen gentilicium ⓘ praenomen ⓘ |
| usedInCulture |
ancient Roman culture
ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
late Roman Empire
|
| variantGender | Flavia is the feminine form ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
gens Flavia
this entity surface form:
gens Flavia
this entity surface form:
Flavii
subject surface form:
Titus
this entity surface form:
Flavii
subject surface form:
Ancient Roman nomen