Boy · Sabine, through Latin
Appius
Say it: AP-ee-us
Meaning
Origin uncertain; thought to be of Sabine origin, possibly from the name Attius or Attus.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A praenomen used almost only by the patrician Claudii.
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 | Appio |
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Famous bearers
- Appius Claudius Caecus, builder of the Via Appia
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
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