Postumus Forename

9,404,674th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Postumus Forename Definition:

A male name. Latin postumus ‘last’, ‘later’, applied to children born after their father’s death. An erroneous idea that the word = post + humus led to the intrusive h in the English word posthumous, and it also often appears in the christian name.

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Postumus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637

Postumus (21) may also be a surname.

Postumus Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Latin postumus ‘last’, ‘later’, applied to children born after their father’s death. An erroneous idea that the word = post + humus led to the intrusive h in the English word posthumous, and it also often appears in the christian name. Postumus was usually given as a name to posthumous children. The first example noted is Posthumus Pownell b. 1571, but it was more often given as a second name.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Posthumus943/
Posthumous894/
Postimush821/
Potomus802/
Potomu717/
Pottumuth711/
Patumu711/
Pathumu6726/
Patummu674/
Potumoe671/
Phatumu671/
Pathummu639,123/
Phothomu631/
Pattummu631/
Photomuz631/
Patomu571/
Pathomu531/
Pathommu501/

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