Flavius

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Latin given name Latin nomen Roman family name Roman praenomen

Flavius is a common Roman praenomen and family name frequently borne by late Roman emperors and officials, including Romulus Augustulus.

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	Flavius Aetius → Flavius Arcadius → Flavius Gratianus (Gratian) → Flavius Honorius → Flavius Julius Constantius (Constantius II) → Flavius Justinianus (Justinian I) → Flavius Odoacer → Flavius Stilicho → Flavius Theodosius (Theodosius I) → Flavius Valens → Flavius Valentinianus (Valentinian I) → Flavius Valerius Constantinus (Constantine the Great) → Romulus Augustulus →
onamasticType	personal name →
regionOfUse	Eastern Roman Empire → Roman Empire → Western Roman Empire →
usedAs	family name → nomen gentilicium → praenomen →
usedInCulture	ancient Roman culture → late Roman Empire →
variantGender	Flavia is the feminine form →
writingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Titus Flavius Sabinus (father of Vespasian) → Vespasian →	familyName
Flavian dynasty ("gens Flavia") →	dynasticHouse
Romulus Augustulus →	hasPraenomen
Titus Flavius Sabinus (father of Vespasian) ("gens Flavia") →	memberOf
Julia Flavia ("Flavii") →	nobleFamily
Domitian →	nomen