Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

septimus

/sˈɛptɪmɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: sep-ti-mus
IPA: /sˈɛptɪmɪs/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Latin.

Example Sentences

"London has swallowed up many millions of young men called Smith ; thought nothing of fantastic Christian names like Septimus with which their parents have thought to distinguish them ."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Septimus, from septimus (“seventh”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Septimus

Questions

How do you pronounce septimus?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɛptɪmɪs/.
What does septimus mean?: A male given name from Latin.
Where does septimus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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