At a Glance: Name: Tacitus – Meaning: silent, quiet – Origin: Latin – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: TAS-it-us
Tacitus is a Latin boy's name meaning “silent, quiet”. It appears in our list of 175+ Latin Baby Boy Names Rooted in Ancient Rome.
Meaning & Origin of Tacitus
Meaning: Silent, quiet.
Origin: Latin.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Tacitus
Phonetic: TAS-it-us IPA: /ˈtæsɪtəs/
Popularity of Tacitus
Tacitus 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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