The names listed here were used in ancient Rome. See also about Roman names.

ADEODATUS   m   Ancient Roman
Variant of DEODATUS... [more]

AEMILIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).

AGRIPPA   m   Ancient Roman, Biblical
Roman family of unknown meaning, possibly of Etruscan origin but possibly from Latin agripeta "land grabber"... [more]

AGRIPPINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of AGRIPPA... [more]

ALBINA   f   Italian, Polish, Slovene, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Albinus (see ALBIN)... [more]

AMANDUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman name derived from Latin amanda meaning "lovable"... [more]

ANTONIA   f   English, Italian, Spanish, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

ANTONIUS   m   Ancient Roman, Dutch
Ancient Roman form of ANTHONY... [more]

APPIUS   m   Ancient Roman
This was a Roman praenomen, or given name, used only by the clan Claudia... [more]

AQUILA   m   Biblical, Ancient Roman
From a Roman cognomen which meant "eagle" in Latin... [more]

AUGUSTINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE).

AUGUSTUS   m   Ancient Roman, Dutch
Means "great" or "venerable", derived from Latin augere "to increase"... [more]

AULUS   m   Ancient Roman
Possibly from Latin aula "palace"... [more]

AURELIA   f   Ancient Roman, Italian, Romanian, Polish
Feminine form of AURELIUS

AURELIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin aureus "golden, gilded"... [more]

AVITUS   m   Ancient Roman
From a Roman family name which meant "ancestral" in Latin... [more]

BALBINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman cognomen Balbinus, a diminutive of Balbus which meant "stammerer"... [more]

BRUTUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen meaning "heavy" in Latin... [more]

CAESAR   m   Ancient Roman
From a Roman cognomen which possibly meant "hairy", from Latin caesaries "hair"... [more]

CAIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman variant of GAIUS

CAMILLA   f   English, Italian, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of CAMILLUS... [more]

CAMILLUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name, which is sometimes claimed to mean "attendant at a religious service" in Latin but may actually be of unknown Etruscan origin.

CASSIA   f   English, Ancient Roman
Either means "cassia" from the name of the spice tree (see KEZIA), or else is a feminine form of CASSIUS.

CASSIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin cassus "empty, vain"... [more]

CATO (1)   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen meaning "wise" in Latin... [more]

CICERO   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which meant "chickpea" from Latin cicer... [more]

CLAUDIA   f   English, German, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CLAUDIUS

CLAUDIUS   m   Ancient Roman, English
From a Roman family name which was derived from Latin claudus meaning "lame, crippled"... [more]

CNAEUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman variant of GNAEUS

CONSTANTINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).

CORNELIA   f   English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CORNELIUS

CORNELIUS   m   Ancient Roman, English, Dutch, German, Biblical
Roman family name which possibly derives from the Latin element cornu "horn"... [more]

CRESCENTIA   f   German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CRESCENTIUS

CRESCENTIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which derives from Latin crescere "to grow".

CYRIACA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CYRIACUS

CYRIACUS   m   Ancient Roman
From the Roman cognomen Cyriacus, which was derived from the Greek name Κυριακος (Kyriakos), which meant "of the lord" (derived from Greek κυριος (kyrios) "lord")... [more]

DECIMA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of DECIMUS

DECIMUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "tenth" in Latin.

DEODATUS   m   Ancient Roman
Latin name (also spelled Adeodatus or Deusdedit) meaning "given to God"... [more]

DIONYSIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Latin form of DIONYSIOS... [more]

DOMITILLA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine pet form of the Roman family name Domitius (see DOMITIAN)... [more]

DRUSILLA   f   Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine pet form of the Roman family name Drusus... [more]

FABIA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FABIUS

FABIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin faba "bean"... [more]

FAUSTA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FAUSTUS

FAUSTINA   f   Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Faustinus (see FAUSTINO).

FAUSTUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen meaning "auspicious, lucky" in Latin.

FELICIA   f   Ancient Roman, English, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian
Feminine form of FELIX

FELICIANA   f   Spanish, Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Felicianus (see FELICIANO).

FELIX   m   English, German, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical
From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin... [more]

FESTUS   m   Ancient Roman, Biblical
Roman cognomen which possibly meant "festival, holiday" in Latin... [more]

FIDELIS   m   Ancient Roman
Original form of FIDEL

FLAVIA   f   Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FLAVIUS

FLAVIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which meant "golden" or "yellow-haired" from Latin flavus "yellow, golden"... [more]

FLORENTINA   f   Italian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Florentinus, itself derived from the Roman name Florentius (see FLORENCE).

FORTUNATA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FORTUNATO

FULVIA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Fulvius (see FULVIO).

GAIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of Etruscan origin, meaning unknown... [more]

GALLUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which meant "rooster" in Latin... [more]

GNAEUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown meaning... [more]

HADRIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Original Roman form of HADRIAN

HERMINIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman name which was possibly of unknown Etruscan origin, but could also be derived from the name of the god HERMES... [more]

HILARIA   f   Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of HILARIUS

HILARIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman name which was derived from Latin hilaris meaning "cheerful"... [more]

HONORATUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which meant "esteemed, distinguished" in Latin... [more]

HORATIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of HORATIUS

HORATIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin hora "hour, time, season", though the name may actually be of Etruscan origin... [more]

HORTENSIA   f   Ancient Roman, English, Spanish
Feminine form of the Roman family name Hortensius, possibly derived from Latin hortus "garden".

JULIA   f   English, German, Scandinavian, Spanish, Polish, Finnish, Ancient Roman, Biblical
Latinate feminine form of JULIUS... [more]

JULIANA   f   Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Julianus (see JULIAN)... [more]

JULIUS   m   Ancient Roman, English, German
From a Roman family name which was possibly derived from Greek ιουλος (ioulos) "downy-bearded"... [more]

JUNIA   f   Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Junius, which was possibly derived from the name of the Roman goddess JUNO... [more]

JUSTINA   f   English, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Justinus (see JUSTIN).

JUSTUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which meant "just" in Latin... [more]

LAELIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Laelius, a Roman family name of unknown meaning... [more]

LAURENTIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LAURENTIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman form of LAURENCE (1)

LEONIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin leo "lion".

LIBERIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman name which was derived from Latin liber "free"... [more]

LIVIA (1)   f   Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of LIVIUS... [more]

LIVIANA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Livianus, which was itself derived from the family name LIVIUS.

LIVIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which may be related to either Latin liveo "to envy" or lividus "blue, envious"... [more]

LONGINUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin longus "long"... [more]

LUCIA   f   Italian, German, English, Scandinavian, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of LUCIUS... [more]

LUCIANA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of LUCIAN

LUCILLA   f   Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Latin pet form of LUCIA... [more]

LUCIUS   m   Ancient Roman, English
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was derived from Latin lux "light"... [more]

LUCRETIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Lucretius, possibly from Latin lucrum "profit, wealth"... [more]

MARCELLUS   m   Ancient Roman, German
From the Roman family name Marcellus which was originally a pet form of MARCUS... [more]

MARCUS   m   Ancient Roman, English, Biblical (Variant)
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was probably derived from the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]

MARIANA (2)   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARIANUS

MARIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name, which was itself derived from the Roman name MARIUS.

MARINA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Greek, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARINUS

MARINUS   m   Ancient Roman, Dutch
From the Roman family name Marinus, which derives either from the name MARIUS or from the Latin word marinus "of the sea".

MARIUS   m   Ancient Roman, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, French, English, Romanian
Roman family name which was derived either from MARS, the name of the Roman god of War, or else from the Latin root mas, maris meaning "male"... [more]

MARTINA   f   English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Martinus (see MARTIN).

MAURUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman name which meant "dark skinned" in Latin... [more]

MAXIMUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin maximus "greatest"... [more]

NERO (1)   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen, which was probably of Sabine origin meaning "strong, vigourous"... [more]

NERVA   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin nervus "strength"... [more]

OCTAVIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name meaning "eighth" from Latin octavus... [more]

OTHO   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen of unknown meaning... [more]

PATRICIA   f   English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Patricius (see PATRICK).

PAULA   f   English, German, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulus (see PAUL).

PAULINA   f   English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulinus (see PAULINO).

POMPONIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of POMPONIUS

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]

PRIMITIVA   f   Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Primitivus, which meant "first formed" in Latin... [more]

PRISCA   f   Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Priscus, a Roman family name which meant "ancient" in Latin... [more]

PRISCILLA   f   English, Ancient Roman, Biblical
Pet form of PRISCA... [more]

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

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

QUINTINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Quintinus (see QUINTIN).

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

ROMANA   f   Italian, Polish, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Romanus (see ROMAN).

RUFINA   f   Russian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Rufinus (see RUFINO).

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

SATURNINA   f   Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of SATURNINUS

SATURNINUS   m   Ancient Roman
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.

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

SEPTIMA   f   Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of SEPTIMUS

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

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

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

SEVERINA   f   Italian, Portuguese, Croatian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).

SEVERUS   m   Ancient Roman
Original form of SEVERO

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

SIDONIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which meant "of Sidon" in Latin... [more]

SILVANUS   m   Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Roman name derived from Latin silva "wood, forest"... [more]

SILVIA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Silvius (see SILVIO)... [more]

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

TACITA   f   Ancient Roman, English
Feminine form of TACITUS

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

TATIANA   f   Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, which was from the Roman name Tatius, which is of unknown meaning... [more]

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

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

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

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

TULLIA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Tullius (see TULLIO).

URBANA   f   Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of URBAN

VALENTINA   f   Italian, Russian, Slovene, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1))... [more]

VALERIA   f   Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VALERIUS... [more]

VALERIANA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valerianus (see VALERIAN).

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

VARINIA   f   Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of VARINIUS

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

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

VESPASIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman form of VESPASIAN

VICTORIA (1)   f   English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VICTORIUS... [more]

VICTORIUS   m   Ancient Roman
From the Roman family name Victorius, which was derived from the name VICTOR... [more]

VIRGINIA   f   English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Swedish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Virginius which was possibly derived from Latin virgo "maid, virgin"... [more]

VITA   f   English, Danish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VITUS

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

VIVIANA   f   Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Vivianus (see VIVIAN)... [more]