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The name Pompeii (which means 5) suggests that the city was either divided into 5 neighborhoods or hamlets, or that a family or group of 5 people settled the city. It is not currently known for sure why it was named Pompeii.

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The word derives from the Oscan word Pompe meaning the number five, suggesting settlement by a family group.

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