At a Glance
- Meaning
- Derived from servus, 'slave' or 'servant'
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- SER-vee-us
Servius is a Latin boy's name meaning “derived from servus, 'slave' or 'servant'”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Servius
Meaning: Derived from servus, 'slave' or 'servant'.
Origin: Latin.
A common claim: "To serve, protect, preserve" Actually: The formal derivation is from servus ('slave/servant'), not from servare ('to preserve') — the 'protector/preserver' gloss is a softened folk reading tied to the legend that King Servius Tullius was born to an enslaved woman.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Servius
SER-vee-usIPA /ˈsɜːrviəs/
Popularity of Servius
Servius doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Servius
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