Statius: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Statius – Meaning: possibly 'standing, firm' (uncertain) – Origin: Oscan/Samnite (adopted as a Latin cognomen) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: STAY-shee-us


Statius is an Oscan/Samnite (adopted as a Latin cognomen) boy's name meaning “possibly 'standing, firm' (uncertain)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Latin Baby Boy Names Rooted in Ancient Rome.

Meaning & Origin of Statius

Meaning: Possibly 'standing, firm' (uncertain).

Origin: Oscan/Samnite (adopted as a Latin cognomen).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Statius

Phonetic: STAY-shee-us   IPA: /ˈsteɪʃiəs/

Popularity of Statius

Statius 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.

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