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Gender Masculine
Usage Late Roman
Meaning & History
Originally a Late Roman cognomen, which was derived from the latinized Greek name Nymphidius. In turn, the Greeks translated this cognomen back into Greek as Nymphidianos (Νυμφιδιανός). A bearer of this name was Nymphidianus of Smyrna, a Graeco-Roman philosopher from the 4th century AD who was also the brother of fellow philosopher Maximus of Ephesus.