Calpurnia

Cal-PERN-ee-ah

Latin "chalice; cup"

"chalice; cup"

Calpurnia Origin and Meaning

The name Calpurnia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "chalice; cup".

Calpurnia is a name with a massive history. As the third and final wife of Julius Caesar, Calpurnia has been forever depicted in literature (Shakespeare) and film (Cleopatra; Rome) as a modest and sweet woman, utterly devoted to Caesar. She is said to have foretold his death and to have tried (and failed) to have warned him of the treachery of his trusted allies. Following Caesar's assassination, Calpurnia never remarried.

Calpurnia is also familiar to us from Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird as the housekeeper at the Finch household.

Popularity of the name Calpurnia

• 1424 Nameberry 2019

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Famous People Named Calpurnia

• Calpurnia third and last wife of Julius Caesar
• Calpernia Sarah Addams American author, actress and activist
• Calpurnia fourth wife of Pliny the Younger

The name Calpurnia in Pop Culture

• Calpurnia housekeeper in Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird"
• Calpurnia Virginia Tate main character in "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate," novel by Jacqueline Kelly
• Calpurnia Addams great,aunt in The Addams Family series
• Calpurnia Canadian band