Entry № 1955 · Latin origin

Pompeia Pompeia — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ pom-PAY-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
Meaning
"Caesar's second wife ('above suspicion')"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Latin)

A name that means "caesar's second wife ('above suspicion')".

Pompeia is the Latin feminine of Pompey. **Pompeia (c. 86-after 35 BCE)** was the granddaughter of Sulla and **second wife of Julius Caesar** — divorced by him after the Bona Dea scandal, even though she was innocent. Caesar's explanation became the proverb: **"Caesar's wife must be above suspicion."**

Featured in Roman historical narratives.

Caesar's wife must be above suspicion. The proverb's origin.

Where Pompeia stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Pompeia · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Pompeias before her.

Real people
Pompeia
Caesar's second wife.
c. 86 – after 35 BCE
In fiction
Pompeia
Common in Roman historical fiction.

Names connected to Pompeia.

The number behind Pompeia.

1

The Pioneer

Pompeia reduces to one — the number of Roman "above suspicion."

Why families chose this name.

"Caesar's second wife. Seven letters. Pompeia."
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