Kassia

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Variant of CASSIA.

CASSIA   female   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CASSIUS.
CASSIUS   male   Ancient Roman, English
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin cassus "empty, vain". This name was borne by several early saints. In modern times, it was the original first name of boxer Muhammad Ali (1942-2016), who was named after his father Cassius Clay, who was himself named after the American abolitionist Cassius Clay (1810-1903).
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Cassia
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Cassius
ENGLISH: Cassius
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Cassian, Cassianus