Entry № 2168 · Latin origin

Sempronia Sempronia — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ sem-PROH-nee-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
Meaning
"Roman matron of the Catiline conspiracy"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Latin)

A name that means "roman matron of the catiline conspiracy".

Sempronia is the Latin feminine of Sempronius. **Sempronia (1st c. BCE)** was the educated Roman noblewoman of the Catiline conspiracy — described by **Sallust** as a woman of education, wit, and ill repute who had "learning beyond a Roman matron." Sister of the Gracchi.

Featured prominently in Sallust's Bellum Catilinae.

Roman matron of the Catiline conspiracy. 'Learning beyond a matron.'

Where Sempronia stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Sempronia · 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 · —

Sempronias before her.

Real people
Sempronia
Catiline conspirator.
1st c. BCE
In fiction
Sempronia
Featured in Sallust.
Bellum Catilinae

Names connected to Sempronia.

The number behind Sempronia.

7

The Seeker

Sempronia reduces to seven — the number of Roman matron-conspirator.

Why families chose this name.

"Catiline matron. Nine letters. Sempronia."
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