Probus

See also: probus

English

Etymology 1

Variant of German Probst.

Proper noun

Probus (plural Probuses)

  1. 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

  1. A village and civil parish east of Truro, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8947). [1]

References

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From probus (good; noble).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Probus m sg (genitive Probī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Marcus Pomponius Maecius Probus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

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.