Primus
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Primus has multiple meanings, generally derived from the Latin word meaning 'the first one'.
Common meanings
- Primus (band), a rock band.
- Primus (Transformers), a god in some Transformers animation or comic plots.
- Primus (ship), a paddle steamer that sank on the River Elbe near Hamburg in 1902, death toll: 101.
- Primus, the name of the planet defended by He-Man in 1989's "The New Adventures of He-Man" cartoon series.
Companies
- Ford Motor Credit Company, an automotive finance company.
- Primus beer, an African beer brand.
- Primus Telecom is one of Australia's largest telecommunications carriers.
- Primus Canada is one of Canada's largest telecommunications carriers.
- Primus Technologies Corp, a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Military
- SSPH Primus, Singapore's 155mm Self-propelled Howitzer
People
- Primus of Scotland, the presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
- Primus of Norway, the presiding bishop of the Norwegian Lutheran State Church
- Primus of Alexandria, the 2nd-century Coptic patriarch.
- Nelson Primus, a 19th-century painter.
- Saint Primus, a Christian martyr. See Primus and Felician.
Video games
- Primus, a planet from Freelancer (computer game).
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