Vesuvius

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veh-SOO-vee-us'veh-SOO-vee-us'4 syllables
🇻🇦Latin
Mysterious

MEANING

Mount Vesuvius

ORIGIN

Roman

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Latin 'Vesuvius', possibly from 'ves' meaning 'fire' or 'smoke'.

CULTURAL NOTES

Mount Vesuvius is famous for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the destruction of Pompeii.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Vesuvius has been a significant cultural and historical symbol in Roman and Italian history, often associated with volcanic activity and natural disaster.

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The name Vesuvius means "Mount Vesuvius" in Latin.
Vesuvius has Roman origins. Derived from the Latin 'Vesuvius', possibly from 'ves' meaning 'fire' or 'smoke'.
Vesuvius is pronounced veh-SOO-vee-us (veh-SOO-vee-us). It has 4 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Vesuvius include Ves, Suvi.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Vesuvius include Etna, Pompeii, Olympus.
The most common spelling is Vesuvius. Alternative spellings include Vesuvias, Vesuvios.