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Has two common pronunciations: Sip-ee-oh or Skip-ee-oh

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Sip, Sippy, Skip, Skippy

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Scipio means "rod" in Latin. It is an Ancient Roman name.

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Scipio Africanus - Roman general who defeated the Carthaginian general Hannibal in the Punic War around 200 BC. The name is often associated with heroism. In the times of slavery in the Southern states of America, it was sometimes used as a name for African-American slaves.

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