Names Categorized "diadems"

Diadumenian was a Roman emperor whose brief reign in 218 AD marked one of the many turbulent transitions of the 3rd-century Crisis. Born Marcus Opellius Antoninus Diadumenianus on 14 September 208, he was the son of Macr...

EtymologyDiadumenianus is the original Latin form of the name Diadumenian. It derives from the Roman cognomen Diadumenianus, which in turn comes from the Greek name Diadumenus. The Greek Diadoumenos means "wearing a diad...

Diadumenus is the Latinized form of the Greek Διαδούμενος (Diadoumenos), meaning "wearing a diadem". A diadem is a type of royal headband or crown, so the name evokes a sense of regality or victory. The name is not a per...