Maevius, i, m., and Maevia, ae, f., Roman proper names. Maevius. A secretary of Verres, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 75, § 175.

— A wretched poet, contemporary with Virgil, Verg. E. 3, 90; Hor. Epod. 10, 2.

— Maevia, a woman, Dig. 31, 4, 87.

—Hence, Maeviānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Maevius, Maevian: fundus, Dig. 34, 5, 1: hereditas, ib. 31, 1, 76 init.