Pompey

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Modern form of the Roman family name Pompeius, which was probably derived from a Sabellic word meaning "five". A notable bearer was the 1st-century BC Roman general Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey the Great.

EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Pompeius
ITALIAN: Pompeo
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Pompilius, Pomponia, Pomponius
ROMANIAN: Pompiliu