Navĭus

I. a Roman proper name. Especially celebrated is Attus Navius, an augur under Tarquinius Priscus, who cut a stone in two with a razor, Liv. 1, 36; Cic. N. D. 2, 3, 9; id. Div. 1, 17, 31 sq.; Plin. 15, 18, 20, § 77.—Hence, Navĭus, a, um, adj., Navian: Navia ficus, Plin. 15, 18, 20, § 77; Paul. ex Fest. p. 169 Müll.