Given name & surname · also Late Latin
Septimus
“the seventh-born child”
Septimus is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “the seventh-born child.”
Original LatinSeptima
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “the seventh-born child.”
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Late Latin and Latin naming traditions.
Septimus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Septimus has a feminine form in Septima. Septimus has a related form in Septymus.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Septimus
- Septimus WinnerAmerican songwriter, lyricist, composer, music publisher (1827–1902)
- Septimus KinneirEnglish cricketer (1871-1928)
- Septimus AtterburyEnglish footballer (1880-1964)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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