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.

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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.

Vespasian familyName Flavius
Domitian nomen Flavius
Flavian dynasty dynasticHouse Flavius
this entity surface form: gens Flavia
Titus Flavius Sabinus (father of Vespasian) memberOf Flavius
this entity surface form: gens Flavia
Julia Flavia nobleFamily Flavius
this entity surface form: Flavii
Emperor Titus nomen Flavius
subject surface form: Titus
Hannibalianus familyName Flavius
Timon of Athens hasCharacter Flavius
Flavia derivedFrom Flavius
Flavia etymologicalRoot Flavius
Flavia hasMasculineForm Flavius
Flavius Valens familyName Flavius
Domitilla the Younger nobleFamily Flavius
this entity surface form: Flavii
Flavia Titiana familyName Flavius
Ancient Roman nomina example Flavius
subject surface form: Ancient Roman nomen