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Where does “Vespasian” come from?

Vespasian comes from Latin Vespasianus, a Roman cognomen of uncertain origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Vespasian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishVespasian—
2LatinVespasianus—
3LatinVespasiae—
Every word from Latin Vespasiae →