Fannius

Latin

Etymology

Unknown, but possibly connected to fānor, fānum (“shrine, temple, sanctuary, place dedicated to a deity”). Chase (1897) connects it to Fadus, Fadia, Fadonia, Fadiena.[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfan.ni.us/, [ˈfänːiʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfan.ni.us/, [ˈfänːius]

Proper noun

Fannius m sg (genitive Fanniī or Fannī); second declension

a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
1. Gaius Fannius, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Fannius
Genitive	Fanniī Fannī¹
Dative	Fanniō
Accusative	Fannium
Ablative	Fanniō
Vocative	Fannī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

Fanniānus

References

George Davis Chase (1897), “The Origin of Roman Praenomina”, in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, volume 8, pages 103-184

“Fannius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Fannius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

[1] George Davis Chase (1897), “The Origin of Roman Praenomina”, in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, volume 8, pages 103-184