Flavia

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Flavia

Gender: Feminine
Language: English, Latin
Etymology:
Flavia is the feminine form of the Latin name Flavius, originally a Roman Latin surname meaning “Yellow Hair.”

History:
Flavia was the name of two, early, Roman, martyr saints, and has been present (though never common) in Catholic countries until modern times.

Pronunciation: flah-vee-ah.

Masculine: Flavius.

Famous Bearers:
Royalty:
Flavia Maximiana Fausta (-326)
Roman princess and wife of Constantine I.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.002 % named Flavia

Popularity of Flavia:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A