LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Mēvānia

Mēvānia f sg (genitive Mēvāniae)
Classical[meːˈwaː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[meˈvaː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. a city in Umbria, the modern Bevagna

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMēvānia—
genitiveMēvāniae—
dativeMēvāniae—
accusativeMēvāniam—
ablativeMēvāniā—
vocativeMēvānia—
locativeMēvāniae—

Mēvānĭa, ae, f.,
I. a city in Umbria, now Bevagna, Liv. 9, 41, 13; Col. 3, 8, 3; Sil. 6, 647: nebulosa, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 123.— Hence,
I. Mēvānas, ātis, comm., of or belonging to the city of Mevania Mevanas Varenus, Sil. 4, 546.—Subst.: Mēvānā-tes, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Mevania, Mevanians, Plin. 3, 14, 19, § 113.—
II. Mē-vānĭensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Mevania, Mevanian: boves, Philar. ad Verg. G. 2, 146.

Origins

Borrowed from Etruscan 𐌌𐌄𐌚𐌀𐌍𐌀 (mefana, an Etruscan noble family name) + -ia.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyMevaniaMevania (Μηουανία, Strab., Ptol.: Eth. Mevanas, ātis: Bevagna), a considerable city of Umbria, on the Flaminian Way, between Carsulae and Fulginium. I…

Quick answers

What does Mēvānia mean in Latin?
Mēvānia, a proper noun, means “a city in Umbria, the modern Bevagna”.
What is the genitive of Mēvānia?
The genitive singular is Mēvāniae. Mēvānia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Mēvānia?
In classical Latin, [meːˈwaː.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [meˈvaː.ni.a].