Septimus

Latin

"the seventh son"

Septimus Origin and Meaning

The name Septimus is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "the seventh son".

Septimus is one of the more dashing of the birth-order Latin number names that were revived by the Victorians. So even if you don't anticipate son number 7, you might be bold enough to consider this relic, certainly preferable to sixth-son name Sextus.

Septimus was popularized by the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus, a patron of arts and letters. There was a Septimus in Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone, in Dickens's The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and in Trollope's Barchester novels. Probably it is most familiar to modern readers as one of the principal characters in Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway, and as Harry Potter wizard, Septimus Weasley. There is also Septimus Heap, a series of bestselling fantasy novels by Angie Sage.

Septimus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1310 on Nameberry

Septimus Popularity

• 1315 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Septimus

• Septimus Severus Roman emperor
• Lucius Septimus Bassianua Roman emperor known as Caracalla
• Publius Septimus Geta Roman emperor
• Henry Septimus Sutton English journalist and temperance activist, known as a religious poet

Septimus in Pop Culture

• Septimus Heap book series and its main character
• Septimus Weasley character in the Harry Potter series
• Septimus friend to Alcander in The Bee (1759,80) by Oliver Goldsmith
• Septimus Harding central character in Trollope's "The Warden" (1855)
• Septimus R. Podgers chiromantist in "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime" (1891) by Oscar Wilde
• Septimus Small character in Galsworthy's "Forsyte" series (1906,33; marries Julia Forsyte)
• Septimus Warren Smith character in "Mrs. Dalloway"
• Septimus Bloor character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
• Septimus the seventh son of Stormhold in book/film "Stardust"
• Septimus Hodge character in Tom Stoppard's play "Arcadia"
• Septimus Spratt character on TV's "Downton Abbey"
• Septimus Signus a mage who has gone mad in the Elder Scrolls video game Skyrim