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Decimus

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Decimus is a Latin name meaning “Tenth.”

History:
Decimus was occasionally used in the Victorian Age as a name for the tenth child or tenth son.

Pronunciation: dess-ee-mus.

Alternates: Decimo.

Feminine: Decima.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) (60-130)
Roman poet.
Decimus Magnus Ausonius (310-395)
Latin poet.

Political Figures:
Decimus Junius Brutus (-43 B.C.)
Consul of Rome, Caesar’s heir, killed by Marc Antony.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
less than 0.004 % named Decimus

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

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