Tiberius
proper nounattested in dialogue
- //taɪˈbɪə̯.ɹi.əs//
- //tɪˈbɛɹi.ʊs//
A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use; a specific person so named.
proper noun
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A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use; a specific person so named.
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A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use; a specific person so named. An Ancient Roman praenomen; a specific person so named.
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historicalA male given name from Latin of mostly historical use; a specific person so named. An Ancient Roman praenomen; a specific person so named. The second Roman emperor Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, reigning 14-37 C.E..
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee,
Etymology
From Latin Tiberius, literally 'Of the Tiber', from Tiberis, the river Tiber. Also note Faliscan equivalent *Tiferios. The name is mistaken by some to be of Etruscan origin but note the borrowed variants, Thefarie (from Faliscan) and Teperi (from Latin).
Forms
- plural
- Tiberiuses
Tiberius · A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use; a specific person so named.
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