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Tiberius

/taɪˈbɪə̯.ɹi.əs/

Tiberius proper noun: a male given name from Latin of mostly historical use; a specific person so named.

Proper noun

Tiberius (plural Tiberiuses)

  1. A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use; a specific person so named.
    1. An Ancient Roman praenomen; a specific person so named.
    2. (historical) The second Roman emperor Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, reigning 14-37 C.E..
      • Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee,1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 3:1

Tiberius meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Arabic and Indonesian

Tiberius in Marathi

given name
टाय्बीरियस ṭāybīriyas, तिबेरिउस tiberius

Tiberius in Urdu

given name
تیبیریس teberes

Tiberius in Arabic

given name
تيبيريوس

Tiberius in Indonesian

given name
Tiberius
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Tiberius in Persian
تیبریوس
Tiberius in Vietnamese
Tiberius

Forms of Tiberius

pluralTiberiuses

Origin of Tiberius

From Latin Tiberius, literally 'Of the Tiber', from Tiberis, the river Tiber. Also note Faliscan equivalent *Tiferios. The name is mistaken by some to be of Etruscan origin but note the borrowed variants, Thefarie (from Faliscan) and Teperi (from Latin).

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Questions about Tiberius

What does Tiberius mean?
Tiberius means a male given name from Latin of mostly historical use; a specific person so named.
What is Tiberius in Marathi?
Tiberius in Marathi is टाय्बीरियस (ṭāybīriyas), तिबेरिउस (tiberius). See Tiberius meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Tiberius?
Tiberius is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tiberius?
Tiberius is pronounced /taɪˈbɪə̯.ɹi.əs/.

Words near Tiberius in the dictionary

  1. tibenelast
  2. Tiber
  3. Tiberian
  4. Tiberias
  5. Tiberine
  6. Tiberius
  7. Tibesti Mountains
  8. tibet
  9. Tibet Autonomous Region
  10. Tibet Plateau
  11. Tibetan

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