Girl · Latin
Calpurnia
Say it: kal-PUR-nee-uh
Meaning
Feminine of Calpurnius, a Roman family name of unknown origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Known chiefly from Caesar's wife and from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
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
Famous bearers
- Calpurnia, wife of Julius Caesar
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- Well-known works of literature
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