Scevola

SKEH-vo-lah

Latin, Italian

"left-handed"

Scevola Origin and Meaning

The name Scevola is a boy's name meaning "left-handed".

Italian form of the Roman cognomen Scaevola, derived from Latin scaevus "left-handed". The first bearer of this name was Gaius Mucius Scaevola, who acquired it, according to legend, after he thrust his right hand into a blazing fire in order to intimidate an Etruscan king who was blockading the city of Rome.