Question: is pompeii named after pompey?
Answer: No. It was named that long before Pompey was born. ... The name Pompeii either comes from the Oscan word for 5, pompe, or it was possibly founded by another branch of the gens Pompeius. But since Pompey was a patrician, his family had to be able to trace its lineage to Rome's founding, so his branch stayed in Rome.