Clavius

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Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Masculine
Usage Various (Latinized, Rare)

Meaning & History

From Latin clavis "key". The use as a given name is transferred from the humanist surname Clavius (originally Clau or Schlüssel) borne by Christopher Clavius, a 16th-century Jesuit, astronomer, and mathematician.
Added 8/3/2016 by elbowin
Edited 12/13/2024 by elbowin, Mike C and LMS