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Vespasian
Boy NameHistory Origin
Meaning
From the Roman cognomen Vespasianus, derived either from Latin vesper meaning "west" or "evening" or
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Vespasian (name)
Vespasian (9–79) was the emperor of Rome from 69 to 79.
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SS Vespasian
SS Vespasian was a steel-hulled cargo steamship that was built in Sunderland in 1887 as Eastern Prince, renamed Vespasian in 1908 and scrapped in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1914.
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Vespasian in Other Languages
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