Probus

See also: probus

English

Etymology 1

Variant of German Probst.

Proper noun

Probus (plural Probuses)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Probus is the 34465^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 657 individuals. Probus is most common among White (94.22%) individuals.

Etymology 2

From its church dedicated to Saint Probus.

Proper noun

Probus

1. A village and civil parish east of Truro, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8947).

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Probus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Burpos

Latin

Etymology

From probus (“good; noble”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.bus/, [ˈprɔbʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.bus/, [ˈprɔːbus]

Proper noun

Probus m sg (genitive Probī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Marcus Pomponius Maecius Probus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Probus
Genitive	Probī
Dative	Probō
Accusative	Probum
Ablative	Probō
Vocative	Probe

Derived terms

• Probiānus

References

• “Probus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Probus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.