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Pompey en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɒm.pi/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English Pompey, anglicization of Latin Pompeius.

Meanings

  1. (historical) Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic.

Relateds

Pompeian

Translations (14)

el Πομπήιος (a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic) · la Pompeius (a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic) · mr पोंपेईउस (a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic) · fr Pompée (a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic) · hy Պոմպեոս (a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic) · ru Помпе́й (a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic) · es Pompeyo (a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic) · de Pompeius (a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic) · it Pompeo (a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic) · oc Pompeu (a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic) · grc Πομπήϊος (a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic) · ca Pompeu (a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic) · pt Pompeu (a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic) · mr पाँपी (a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic)

Pompey en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɒm.pi/ (UK)

Meanings

  1. (slang) The city of Portsmouth, England.
    • I think it is a libel, for I have yet to learn that West Country sailor-men are fonder of their victuals than those from 'Pompey' (Portsmouth), or 'Chats' (Chatham), or than Scotsmen, Irishmen, or Welshmen. 1918, Chambers's Journal, volume 95, page 393:
  2. (slang) Portsmouth Football Club.

Deriveds

COYP

Pompey en · PROPN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɒm.pi/ (UK)

Etymology

From French Pompey; earliest attested name: Pompangio (896).

Meanings

  1. A city in Meurthe-et-Moselle department, France.