The baby name Agrippa is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /əˈɡrɪpə/ (uh-GRIP-uh); Classical Latin approx. /aˈɡrippa/.
Agrippa is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Agrippa is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /əˈɡrɪpə/ (uh-GRIP-uh); Classical Latin approx. /aˈɡrippa/.
Agrippa is Latin in Origin.
Agrippa is a Latin name used in ancient Rome as a rare praenomen and, more often, a cognomen. Its etymology is uncertain: many modern scholars suspect an Etruscan origin, while Roman writers offered a folk explanation that it denoted a breech birth - “born feet first” or a difficult delivery. The Greek form is Agrippas; the feminine counterpart, Agrippina, later became more widespread.
Notable bearers include Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, the statesman and general under Augustus, and the Judean rulers Herod Agrippa I and II of New Testament fame. Through Agrippina the Elder and Agrippina the Younger, the name carried imperial associations. Use declined after Late Antiquity, resurfacing among Renaissance humanists and antiquarians. Today Agrippa is rare across languages, retained mainly in its classical form and chosen for its striking Roman gravitas.
| Agrippa d'Aubigné Agrippa d'Aubigné was a French poet best known for his epic poem Les Tragiques (1616). He was also a soldier, propagandist, and chronicler active in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #251 | 3 | 6,830 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #969 | 211 | 25,619 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
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