Secundus as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Secundus

What is the meaning of the name Secundus ?

The baby name Secundus is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Classical: /seˈkʊn.dus/; English: /sɛˈkʌn.dəs/; respelling: seh-KUN-dus.

Secundus is Latin in Origin.

Secundus is a Latin given name meaning “second; following,” from the verb sequi “to follow.” In Classical usage it could also mean “favorable” or “auspicious,” hence phrases like ventus secundus, “a fair wind.” Among Romans it functioned chiefly as a cognomen or signalled birth order, especially for a second-born son, and later traveled into Christian onomastics via hagiography.

The name belonged to several early saints and martyrs, notably Secundus of Ávila (San Segundo) and Secundus of Asti, which sustained its use in late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Though rare in English, it survives in Romance forms: Italian Secondo and feminine Seconda; Spanish and Portuguese Segundo and feminine Segunda; Spanish/Portuguese Secundina; Latin feminine Secunda. The scholarly or ecclesiastical Latin Secundus appears in Germanic and Slavic records. The name’s dual sense - ordinal “second” and “favorable, prosperous” - adds an appealing, subtly auspicious note.

⚙ Secundus is extremely rare. There are only 1 recorded use on record, spread over 1 country.