79%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage History (Ecclesiastical) Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From the Roman family name Flavianus, which was derived from Flavius. This was the name of several early saints including a 5th-century patriarch of Constantinople who was beaten to death. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesFlavianus(Ancient Roman) Flavien(French) Flaviano(Italian) User SubmissionFlavián Categories colors, cricketers, gold, hair, lawyers, martyrs, Orthodox saints, victims, yellow