Probus
See also: probus
English
Etymology 1
Variant of German Probst.
Proper noun
Probus (plural Probuses)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Probus is the 34465th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 657 individuals. Probus is most common among White (94.22%) individuals.
Etymology 2
From its church dedicated to Saint Probus.
Proper noun
Probus
- A village and civil parish east of Truro, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8947).
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Probus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- Burpos
Latin
Etymology
From probus (“good; noble”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpro.bus/, [ˈprɔbʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpro.bus/, [ˈprɔːbus]
Proper noun
Probus m sg (genitive Probī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Marcus Pomponius Maecius Probus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Probus |
| Genitive | Probī |
| Dative | Probō |
| Accusative | Probum |
| Ablative | Probō |
| Vocative | Probe |
Derived terms
- Probiānus
References
- “Probus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Probus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette