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Agrippa
Say it: uh-GRIP-uh
Meaning
Origin uncertain; ancient writers said it described a child born feet first.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A Roman praenomen and cognomen also borne by the Herodian kings mentioned in Acts.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Agrippa |
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Famous bearers
- Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Roman general
- Herod Agrippa, king of Judaea
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.