Iguvium
/ɪˈɡuːviəm/noun
Iguvium was the ancient Umbrian and Roman name for the city now called Gubbio in central Italy.
Did you know?The Iguvine—or Eugubine—Tables, discovered near Gubbio, record detailed Umbrian priestly ceremonies, sacrifices, processions, and ritual formulas from antiquity.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Roman antiquity
Umbrian
Ikuvium
“Ancient Umbrian place-name for the settlement; its deeper meaning is uncertain.”
3rd–1st Century BCE
Umbrian
Ikuvins
“Form associated with the people or community of Iguvium in the Iguvine Tables.”
Roman period
Latin
Iguvium
“Latin name for the Umbrian city.”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Eugubium
“Later Latin form of the city’s name.”
Medieval period
Italian/Latin
Eugubium
“Medieval name used for the city in ecclesiastical and administrative contexts.”
Modern English
English
Iguvium
“Historical name used in English scholarship for ancient Gubbio.”