Tiberius

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Tiberius is derived from the Latin name Tiberius Claudius Nero, which is composed of the elements Tiberius (meaning "of the Tiber River") and Claudius (meaning "lame").
Pronunciation
tee-BEH-ree-oos(Latin)
tie-BEHR-ee-əs(English)
tih-BEER-ee-əs or tih-BEAR-ee-əs'
Popularity
The name Tiberius is currently not ranked in the top 1000 names in the United States or any other country.

cartoon of the name Tiberius
Cartoon of Tiberius

Tiberius Name meanings & History

Tiberius is derived from the Latin name Tiberius Claudius Nero, which is composed of the elements Tiberius (meaning "of the Tiber River") and Claudius (meaning "lame"). Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "of the Tiber" in Latin. The Tiber is the river that runs through Rome. Tiberius was the second Roman emperor, the stepson of Emperor Augustus. He was born Tiberius Claudius Nero, but was renamed Tiberius Julius Caesar after he was designated as the heir of Augustus. Tiberius is mainly used as a first name for boys. It can also be used as a surname.

Zodiac Sign of Tiberius: Truth Sagittarius,Doubting Thomas Pisces

Synonyms of Tiberius:

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

I: Indulgence,Involved,Intimate

B: Brains,Bountiful,Beauty,Bashful

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

R: Reason,Rational,Resourceful,Restless

U: Universality,Utopia,Undermining,Understanding,Unity

S: Sensuality,Social Standing,Sex,Success,Status,Solidity,Security

Tiberius is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name

Famous People

Notable people with the name Tiberius include Tiberius Julius Alexander, a Roman general and one of the few Jews to hold the rank of general in the Roman army, and Tiberius Gracchus, a Roman politician.

Related Names to Tiberius

Other names derived from Tiberius include Tiberio (Italian), Tiberiu (Romanian), Tiberij (Croatian), and Tibério (Portuguese).