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Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...
for "pious", is a masculine given name. Its feminine form is
Pia.
It may refer to:
People
Popes
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Pope Pius (disambiguation)
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Antipope Pius XIII (1918-2009), who led the breakaway True Catholic Church sect
Given name
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Pius Bazighe (born 1972), Nigerian javelin thrower
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Pius Heinz (born 1989), German professional poker player who won the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event
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Pius F. Koakanu
Pius F. Koakanu (sometimes known as John F. Koakanu or Koakanu II; died March 2, 1885) was a Hawaiian high chief (''aliʻi'') from the island of Kauai who served as a politician during the Kingdom of Hawaii and the ''Kahu'' or Keeper of the Royal ...
(died 1885), Hawaiian politician
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Pius Ncube, Catholic Archbishop of Harare and outspoken critic of Robert Mugabe
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Pius Schwert (1892-1941), American politician and baseball player
Surname
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Märt Pius
Märt Pius (born 4 February 1989)[vooremaa.ee](_blank)
''Rahutu hingeg ...
(born 1989), Estonian actor
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Priit Pius (born 1989), Estonian actor
Fictional characters
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Pius Thicknesse
The Ministry of Magic is the government of the Magical community of Britain in J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World, headed by an official entitled the Minister for Magic. The magical government in Britain is first mentioned in '' Harry Potter an ...
, in the ''Harry Potter'' series
* Pius XIII the eponymous Pope in the HBO series ''
The Young Pope''
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Pius XV, in the ''Babylon 5'' science fiction saga, a fictional early 22nd century pope featured in the novel ''Dark Genesis''
See also
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PIUS reactor
The light-water reactor (LWR) is a type of thermal-neutron reactor that uses normal water, as opposed to heavy water, as both its coolant and neutron moderator; furthermore a solid form of fissile elements is used as fuel. Thermal-neutron react ...
, a Swedish design for a nuclear reactor not reliant on active safety measures
* Pius, epithet of Trojan hero
Aeneas
In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas (, ; from ) was a Trojan hero, the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and the Greek goddess Aphrodite (equivalent to the Roman Venus (mythology), Venus). His father was a first cousin of King Priam of Troy (both ...
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Antoninus Pius
Antoninus Pius ( Latin: ''Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius''; 19 September 86 – 7 March 161) was Roman emperor from 138 to 161. He was the fourth of the Five Good Emperors from the Nerva–Antonine dynasty.
Born into a senatori ...
, Roman Emperor (138-161)
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius (c. 130-63 BC), Roman consul and soldier
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Louis the Pious
Louis the Pious (german: Ludwig der Fromme; french: Louis le Pieux; 16 April 778 – 20 June 840), also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aqui ...
, Holy Roman Emperor (813-840)
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Pio (given name), the Italian form of Pius
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