meaning of the biblical name titus
[ 2 syll. ti-tus, tit-us ] The baby boy name Titus is pronounced T AY-TahS (English) â . Titus' language of origin is Latin. It is predominantly used in English, French, German, and Romanian. The meaning of Titus is 'honored'. It is a biblical name derived from the word titulus which is of the meaning ' title of honor '. An old form of the name is Titus (Latin). The name was borne in the Bible by a companion of the apostle Paul, who became bishop of the first church in Crete, and also by the Roman emperor Titus Flavius Vespasianus (39-81), who destroyed the city and Temple of Jerusalem.