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Ancient Masculine Names

The names listed here were used in various ancient regions.

PLATO   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Πλατων (Platon) which was derived from Greek πλατυς (platys) meaning "broad-shouldered"... [more]

PLATON   m   Ancient Greek, Russian
Ancient Greek form of PLATO

POLYCARP   m   Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek name Πολυκαρπος (Polykarpos), which meant "rich in fruit" from Greek πολυς (polys) "much" and καρπος (karpos) "fruit"... [more]

POMPEIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Latin form of POMPEY

POMPONIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which is of unknown meaning, possibly a derivative of Pompeius (see POMPEY).

PONTIUS   m   Ancient Roman, Biblical
Roman family name possibly derived from the name of the ancient province of Pontus in Asia Minor, itself probably derived from Greek ποντος (pontos) "sea"... [more]

PRAXITELES   m   Ancient Greek
Means "action towards an aim", derived from Greek πραξις (praxis) "action, exercise" combined with τελος (telos) "aim, goal"... [more]

PRISCUS   m   Ancient Roman
Masculine form of PRISCA

PROCHORUS   m   Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Προχορος (Prochoros) which meant "leader of the dance"... [more]

PROKOPIOS   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek προκοπη (prokope) "progress, advance"... [more]

PTOLEMAIOS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of PTOLEMY

PUBLIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "public" in Latin.

PYRRHOS   m   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Greek form of PYRRHUS

PYRRHUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Πυρρος (Pyrros) which meant "flame-coloured, red", related to πυρ (pyr) "fire"... [more]

PYTHAGORAS   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Πυθιος (Pythios), a name of Apollo, and αγορα (agora) "market"... [more]

QUINTILLUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from the given name QUINTUS.

QUINTUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "fifth" in Latin... [more]

RABAN   m   Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic byname derived from hraban meaning "raven".

RADULF   m   Ancient Germanic
Germanic cognate of RÁÐÚLFR

RAGANHAR   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of RAYNER

RAGINALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of REYNOLD

RAGINHARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of REYNARD

RAGINMUND   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of RAYMOND

RAGNARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of RAGANHAR

RAGNVALDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and valdr "ruler" (making it a cognate of REYNOLD).

RAIMUND   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of RAYMOND

RAINARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Variant of REYNARD

RAINER   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of RAYNER

RAMESES   m   Ancient Egyptian
Means "son of Ra", composed of the name of the supreme Egyptian god RA combined with the Egyptian root mes "son" or mesu "be born"... [more]

RAMSES   m   Ancient Egyptian
Variant of RAMESES

RANDULF   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of RANDOLF

RANDÚLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of RANDOLF

RÁÐÚLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Norse elements ráð meaning "counsel" and úlfr meaning "wolf".

REGULUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which meant "rule" in Latin... [more]

REINALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of REYNOLD

REINER   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of RAYNER

REINHARD   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German cognate of REYNARD

REINHOLD   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German cognate of REYNOLD

RICHARD   m   English, French, German, Czech, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Means "brave power", derived from the Germanic elements ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy"... [more]

RICOHARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Older form of RICHARD

ROBERT   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Romanian, Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright"... [more]

RUFINUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the cognomen RUFUS... [more]

RUFUS   m   Ancient Roman, English, Biblical
Roman cognomen which meant "red-haired" in Latin... [more]

SABINUS   m   Ancient Roman
Latin masculine form of SABINA

SATURNINUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from the name of the Roman god Saturnus (see SATURN)... [more]

SECUNDINUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name derived from the praenomen SECUNDUS... [more]

SECUNDUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "second" in Latin.

SEISYLL   m   Ancient Celtic
Old Welsh form of SEXTILIUS

SELEUCUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Σελευκος (Seleukos), of unknown meaning... [more]

SENECA   m   Ancient Roman
From a Roman cognomen which meant "old" from Latin senectus... [more]

SEPTIMIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from SEPTIMUS.

SEPTIMUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman name which meant "seventh" in Latin.

SERGIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name, possibly meaning "servant" in Latin but most likely of unknown Etruscan origin... [more]

SERVIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "to preserve" from Latin servo.

SETI   m   Ancient Egyptian
Means "of SETH (2)" in Egyptian... [more]

SEVERIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from SEVERUS.

SEVERINUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from SEVERUS... [more]

SEVERUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name meaning "stern" in Latin... [more]

SEXTILIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of SEXTUS.

SEXTUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "sixth" in Latin... [more]

SIGEBERHT   m   Anglo-Saxon
Means "bright victory", derived from Old English sige "victory" and beorht "bright"... [more]

SIGFRØÐR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of SIEGFRIED

SIGIBERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIEGBERT

SIGIFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIEGFRIED

SIGIHARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIEGHARD

SIGIMUND   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIGMUND

SIGISMUND   m   German, Ancient Germanic
Form of SIGMUND in which the first element is sigis, an older form of sigu... [more]

SIGMUNDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of SIGMUND

SIGURÐR   m   Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of SIGURD

SIMONIDES   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek σιμος (simos) "flat-nosed" and ειδος (eidos) "kind, type"... [more]

SINDRI   m   Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Possibly means either "small, trivial" or else "sparkling" in Old Norse... [more]

SNORRI   m   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse snerra "attack, onslaught"... [more]

SOCRATES   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Σωκρατης (Sokrates), which was derived from σως (sos) "whole, unwounded, safe" and κρατος (kratos) "power"... [more]

SOKRATES   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of SOCRATES

SOLON   m   Ancient Greek
Means "wisdom" in Greek... [more]

SOPHOCLES   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Σοφοκλης (Sophokles), which was derived from Greek σοφος (sophos) "skilled, clever" and κλεος (kleos) "glory"... [more]

SOPHUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Σοφος (Sophos) which meant "skilled, clever".

SOSIGENES   m   Ancient Greek
Means "born safely" from Greek σως (sos) "safe, whole, unwounded" and γενης (genes) "born"... [more]

SPURIUS   m   Ancient Roman
An old Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "of illegitimate birth" in Latin.

STEPHANOS   m   Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Ancient and modern Greek form of STEPHEN

STÍGANDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Means "wanderer" in Old Norse.

STRATON   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek στρατος (stratos) meaning "army"... [more]

SVEINN   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of SVEN

TACITUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which meant "silent, mute" in Latin... [more]

TANCRED   m   Ancient Germanic
Norman form of a Germanic name meaning "thought and counsel", derived from the elements thank "thought" and rad "counsel"... [more]

TATIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from TATIUS.

TATIUS   m   Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman
Roman family name of unknown meaning, possibly of Sabine origin... [more]

TE'OMA   m   Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic form of THOMAS

TERENTIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Original Latin form of TERENCE

TERTIUS   m   Ancient Roman
This was both a Roman praenomen and a cognomen which meant "third" in Latin.

THALES   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek θαλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom"... [more]

THEMISTOCLES   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεμιστοκλης (Themistokles), which meant "glory of the law" from θεμιστος (themistos) "of the law, of customs" and κλεος (kleos) "glory"... [more]

THEOBALD   m   English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and bald "bold"... [more]

THEOCRITUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Θεοκριτος (Theokritos), a Greek name which meant "judge of god" from θεος (theos) "god" and κριτης (krites) "judge, critic"... [more]

THEODERICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Variant of ÞEUTRICH

ÞEODOARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of TJAARD

THEODORICUS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of THEODORIC

THEODOROS   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of THEODORE

THEODORUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of the Greek name Theodoros (see THEODORE).

THEODOSIOS   m   Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of THEODOSIUS

THEODOSIUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοδοσιος (Theodosios) which meant "giving to god", derived from θεος (theos) "god" and δοσις (dosis) "giving"... [more]

THEODOTOS   m   Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of THEODOTUS

THEODOTUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοδοτος (Theodotos) which meant "given to god" from θεος (theos) "god" and δοτος (dotos) "given"... [more]

THEODOULOS   m   Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of THEODULUS

THEODULUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοδουλος (Theodoulos) which meant "slave of god", derived from θεος (theos) "god" and δουλος (doulos) "slave"... [more]

THEOKRITOS   m   Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of THEOCRITUS

THEOPHANES   m   Ancient Greek
Means "manifestation of God" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and φανης (phanes) "appearing"... [more]

THEOPHILOS   m   Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of THEOPHILUS

THEOPHILUS   m   Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοφιλος (Theophilos) which meant "friend of god", derived from θεος (theos) "god" and φιλος (philos) "friend"... [more]

THEOPHYLAKTOS   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "guarded by god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and φυλασσω (phylasso) "to guard"... [more]

THEOTHELM   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of DIETHELM

THERON   m   Ancient Greek
Means "hunter" in Greek.

ÞEUDEMAR   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of DIETMAR

ÞEUDHAR   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of DIETER

ÞEUDOBALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of THEOBALD

ÞEUDOFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of DIETFRIED

THEUDORICUS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of THEODORIC

ÞEUTRICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of THEODORIC

ÞIUDREIKS   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic (Gothic) form of THEODORIC

ÞÓRBJÖRN   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORBJÖRN

ÞÓRGEIRR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORGEIR

ÞÓRGÍSL   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name meaning "Thor's shaft" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with gísl "shaft, arrow".

ÞÓRGNÝR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORGNY

ÞÓRIR   m   Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "Thor's warrior" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with Old Norse verr "warrior, man".

ÞÓRKETILL   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORKEL

ÞÓRMÓÐR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORMOD

ÞÓRSTEINN   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORSTEN

ÞÓRVALDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORVALD

THRACIUS   m   Ancient Roman
From a Roman name which meant "of Thracia"... [more]

THUCYDIDES   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Θουκυδιδης (Thoukydides), derived from θεου (theou) "of god" and κυδος (kydos) "glory"... [more]

THUTMOSE   m   Ancient Egyptian
Means "son of Thoth", composed of the name of the Egyptian god THOTH combined with the word mes "son" or mesu "be born"... [more]

TIBERIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "of the Tiber" in Latin... [more]

TIBURTIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Latin form of TIBURCIO

TIMAEUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical
Latinized form of the Greek name Τιμαιος (Timaios) meaning "honour"... [more]

TIMON   m   Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Derived from Greek τιμη (time) meaning "honour, esteem"... [more]

TIMOTEUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Timotheos (see TIMOTHY).

TIMOTHEOS   m   Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of TIMOTHY

TITIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Original Latin form of TIZIANO

TITUS   m   Ancient Roman, Biblical, English, Biblical Latin
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown meaning, possibly related to Latin titulus "title of honour"... [more]

TRYPHON   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek τρυφη (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy"... [more]

TULLIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Latin form of TULLIO

TUTANKHAMON   m   Ancient Egyptian
Means "image of the life of Amon", derived from Egyptian tut "image" combined with ankh "life" combined with the name of the god Amon... [more]

TYCHO   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Τυχων (Tychon) meaning "hitting the mark"... [more]

TYCHON   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of TYCHO

ÚLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ULF

ULRICH   m   German, French, Ancient Germanic
Means "prosperity and power" from Germanic uodal "heritage" combined with ric "power"... [more]

VALENTINUS   m   Ancient Roman
Original form of VALENTINE (1)

VALERIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Original Latin form of VALERIAN

VALERIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin valere "to be strong"... [more]

VARINIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name possibly derived from VARIUS.

VARIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which meant "versatile" in Latin... [more]

VERCINGETORIX   m   Ancient Celtic
Means "king over warriors" from Gaulish ver "on, over" combined with cingeto "marching men, warriors" and rix "king"... [more]

VERGILIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Latin form of VIRGIL

VESPASIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman form of VESPASIAN

VIBIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of VIBIUS.

VIBIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name of unknown meaning, probably of Etruscan origin.

VITUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman name which was derived from Latin vita "life"... [more]

VULFERAM   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WOLFRAM

VULFGANG   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WOLFGANG

WALAHFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements walah "stranger" and frid "peace".

WALDHAR   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WALTER

WALDO   m   English, German, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names containing the element wald meaning "rule"... [more]

WALHERICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of VALÉRY

WALTER   m   English, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements wald "rule" and hari "army"... [more]

WALTHER   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of WALTER... [more]

WANDAL   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WENDEL

WANDALIN   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WENDELIN

WENDELIN   m   German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Old diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element wandal (see WENDEL)... [more]

WIDO   m   Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element widu "wood" or wid "wide"... [more]

WILFRIÐ   m   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of WILFRED

WILHEARD   m   Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wil "will, desire" and heard "brave, hardy".

WILHELM   m   German, Polish, Ancient Germanic
German cognate of WILLIAM... [more]

WILLABERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WILBERT

WILLAHELM   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WILLIAM

WILLIFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WILFRED

WINE   m   Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English wine "friend".

WINFRIÐ   m   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of WINFRED

WOLFGANG   m   German, Ancient Germanic, History
Derived from the Germanic elements wulf meaning "wolf" and gang "path"... [more]

WULFRIC   m   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of ULRIC

XENOCRATES   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Ξενοκρατης (Xenokrates) which meant "foreign power", derived from ξενος (xenos) "foreign, strange" and κρατος (kratos) "power"... [more]

XENON   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξενος (xenos) meaning "stranger, foreigner".

XENOPHON   m   Ancient Greek
Means "foreign voice", derived from Greek ξενος (xenos) "foreign, strange" and φωνη (phone) "voice"... [more]

YESHUA   m   Biblical Hebrew, Ancient Aramaic
Contracted form of Yehoshu'a (see JOSHUA) used in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Hebrew Old Testament... [more]

ZENO   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Ζηνων (Zenon), which was derived from the name of the Greek god ZEUS... [more]

ZENOBIOS   m   Ancient Greek
Masculine form of ZENOBIA

ZENON   m   Ancient Greek, Polish
Older form of ZENO, as well as the modern Polish form.

ZEPHYROS   m   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Greek form of ZEPHYR

ZOPYROS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "glowing" in Greek... [more]

ZOSIMOS   m   Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of ZOSIMUS

ZOSIMUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ζωσιμος (Zosimos), a Greek name derived from ζωσιμος (zosimos) meaning "viable" or "likely to survive"... [more]

ZOTICUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ζωτικος (Zotikos), derived from ζωτικος (zotikos) meaning "full of life"... [more]

ZOTIKOS   m   Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of ZOTICUS

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