Ancient Roman Names

Tullus m Ancient Roman (Rare)
Roman praenomen, or given name, of unknown meaning. This was a rare praenomen.

Ursus m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Urs.

Valens m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen (see Valentine 1). This name was borne by a 4th-century Roman emperor.

Valentina f Italian, Russian, Lithuanian, German, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Albanian, Romanian, Spanish, Greek, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1). A famous bearer is the Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (1937-), who in 1963 became the first woman to visit space.

Valentinianus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen that was a derivative of the cognomen Valentinus (see Valentine 1). This name was borne by three Roman emperors.

Valentinus m Ancient Roman
Original form of Valentine 1.

Valeria f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valerius. This was the name of a 2nd-century Roman saint and martyr.

Valeriana f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valerianus (see Valerian).

Valerianus m Ancient Roman
Original Latin form of Valerian.

Valerius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name that was derived from Latin valere "to be strong". This was the name of several early saints.

Varinia f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Varinius.

Varinius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name possibly derived from Varius.

Varius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name meaning "versatile" in Latin. Varius Rufus was a Roman epic poet of the 1st century BC.

Vergilius m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Virgil.

Verginia f Ancient Roman
Variant of Virginia.

Verginius m Ancient Roman
Masculine form of Virginia.

Vespasianus m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Vespasian.

Vibiana f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Vibianus.

Vibianus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen that was a derivative of Vibius.

Vibius m Ancient Roman (Rare)
Roman praenomen and family name of unknown meaning, probably of Etruscan origin.

Vinicius m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Vinicio.

Virginia f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Greek, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Verginius or Virginius, which is of unknown meaning, but long associated with Latin virgo "maid, virgin". According to a legend, it was the name of a Roman woman killed by her father so as to save her from the clutches of a crooked official.... [more]

Vita 1 f Ancient Roman, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Danish, Slovene
Feminine form of Vitus.

Vitus m Ancient Roman
Roman name that was derived from Latin vita "life". Saint Vitus was a child martyred in Sicily in the early 4th century. From an early date this name was confused with the Germanic name Wido.