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The Italian masculine name of "Nevio" comes from the Latin name of the ancient Roman gens: "Naevius". A notable member of this gens was the Roman poet Gnaeus Naevius, who lived in the 3rd century B.C.E.

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The Latin word "naevus" (from which the gens name of Naevius is presumably derived) means "a mole" (the kind that appears on the human body as a skin blemish). Many Roman names described physical attributes -- not always complimentary.

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-- Nanaea