Diocletian

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Diocletian is derived from the Latin name Diocles, which means "earthly glory".
Pronunciation
Dee-oh-klee-shun
die-ə-KLEE-shən(English)
Popularity
The name Diocletian is not a popular baby name in the world and is very rare.

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Diocletian Name meanings & History

The name Diocletian is derived from the Latin name Diocles, which means "earthly glory". From the Roman cognomen Diocletianus, a derivative of Diokles. This was the name of a Roman emperor of the 3rd and 4th centuries (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus). He is remembered for persecuting Christians, but he also reformed and stabilized the crumbling Empire. The name Diocletian is uncommonly used as a baby name.

Zodiac Sign of Diocletian: Domestic Cancer

Synonyms of Diocletian:

D: Demanding,Domestic,Determined,Dutiful,Daddy,Doting

I: Intimate,Indulgence,Involved

O: Obsolete,Organized,Obsessive,Ostentatious,Obstinate

C: Cute,Clever,Choice,Copycat,Chatty,Candid,Curious

L: Lovely,Luscious,Lazy,Languid,Lover,Legal,Liaison

E: Environment,Expressive,Enliven,Entertain,Exaggerate,Enlighten

T: Tireless,Talkative,Tacky,Touchy,Doubting Thomas,Truth,Testy

A: Aggressive,Action,Ambitious,Angry,Argumentative,Assertive

N: Nutrition,Nice,Neurosis,Nervous,Nagging,Nitpicking,Neat

Diocletian is:

  • a Common name
  • a Devious name
  • a Formal name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name

Related Names to Diocletian

Diocles, Dionysius, Demetrius, Diogenes

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