LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Poseidonia

Poseidonia

Meaning

  1. former name of Paestum: a village in Campania, Italy
  2. historicala former colony in Magna Graecia, in the region of Campania on the Italian Peninsula
  3. a village in Dulab, Shahab district, Qeshm, Hormozgan Province, Iran
  4. historicala former village in Persia, Macedonia
  5. a village and former commune of the island of Syros, Greece

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ποσειδωνία (Poseidōnía). Equivalent of Poseidon + -ia.

Descendants
  • EnglishPoseidonia

Quick answers

What does Poseidonia mean in Latin?
Poseidonia, a proper noun, means “former name of Paestum: a village in Campania, Italy; a former colony in Magna Graecia, in the region of Campania on the Italian Peninsula; a village in Dulab, Shahab district, Qeshm, Hormozgan Province, Iran”.