Ovid

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UK/ˈɒvɪd/US/ˈɑvɪd/

proper noun

A 1st century BC Roman poet.

OriginLatin Ovidius →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A 1st century BC Roman poet.
  2. A male given name from Latin of mainly historic use.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A statutory town in Sedgwick County, Colorado.
    2. An unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho.
    3. A small city in Clinton County and Shiawassee County, Michigan.
    4. A township in Clinton County, Michigan, adjacent to the city.
    5. A township in Branch County, Michigan.
    6. A ghost town in Ray County, Missouri.
    7. A town and village in Seneca County, New York; the village is one of the two county seats of the county.

Origin

  1. LatinOvidius
  2. EnglishOvid

From Latin Ovidius, name of a Roman gens.

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Translations

Catalan Ovidi
  • OvidiRoman poet
Dutch Ovidius
  • OvidiusRoman poet
Finnish Ovidius
  • OvidiusRoman poet
French Ovide
  • OvideRoman poet
Hungarian Ovidius
  • OvidiusRoman poet
Latin Ovidius
  • OvidiusRoman poet
Polish Owidiusz
  • OwidiuszRoman poet
Portuguese Ovídio
  • OvídioRoman poet
Romanian Ovidiu
  • OvidiuRoman poet
Spanish Ovidio
  • OvidioRoman poet
Swedish Ovidius
  • OvidiusRoman poet

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

voiddivo
Cite this entry
APA

Ovid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ovid

MLA

“Ovid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ovid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ovid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ovid.

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