the etymology and history of first names
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Ancient Roman Feminine Names
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The names listed here were used in ancient Rome. See also about Roman names.
AEMILIA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
AGRIPPINA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of AGRIPPA... [more]
ALBINA f Italian, Polish, Slovene, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Albinus (see ALBIN)... [more]
ANTONIA f Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
AUGUSTINA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).
AURELIA f Ancient Roman, Italian, Romanian, Polish
Feminine form of AURELIUS
BALBINA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman cognomen Balbinus, a diminutive of Balbus which meant "stammerer"... [more]
CAMILLA f English, Italian, Scandinavian, Finnish, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of CAMILLUS... [more]
CASSIA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CASSIUS
CLAUDIA f English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CLAUDIUS... [more]
CONSTANTINA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).
CORNELIA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CORNELIUS... [more]
CRESCENTIA f German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CRESCENTIUS
CYRIACA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CYRIACUS
DECIMA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of DECIMUS
DOMITILLA f Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Domitius (see DOMITIAN)... [more]
DRUSILLA f Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Drusus... [more]
FABIA f Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FABIUS
FAUSTA f Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FAUSTUS
FAUSTINA f Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Faustinus (see FAUSTINO).
FELICIA f Ancient Roman, English, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish
Feminine form of the Roman name Felicius, a derivative of FELIX... [more]
FELICIANA f Spanish, Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Felicianus (see FELICIANO).
FLAVIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FLAVIUS
FLORENTINA f Spanish, 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).
HILARIA f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of HILARIUS
HONORATA f Ancient Roman, Polish
Feminine form of HONORATUS
HORATIA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of HORATIUS
HORTENSIA f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of the Roman family name Hortensius, possibly derived from Latin hortus "garden".
JULIA f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Spanish, Polish, Finnish, Ancient Roman, Biblical
Latinate feminine form of JULIUS... [more]
JULIANA f Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Iulianus (see JULIAN)... [more]
JUNIA f Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Iunius, which was possibly derived from the name of the Roman goddess JUNO... [more]
JUSTINA f English, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Iustinus (see JUSTIN).
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)).
LIVIA (1) f Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, 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.
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, Ancient Roman
Latin diminutive of LUCIA... [more]
LUCRETIA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Lucretius, possibly from Latin lucrum "profit, wealth"... [more]
MARIANA (2) f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARIANUS
MARINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Greek, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARINUS
MARTINA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Czech, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Martinus (see MARTIN)... [more]
NARCISSA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of NARCISSUS
OCTAVIA f English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of OCTAVIUS... [more]
PATRICIA f English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Patricius (see PATRICK)... [more]
PAULA f German, English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulus (see PAUL)... [more]
PAULINA f Spanish, Polish, Swedish, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulinus (see PAULINO).
POMPONIA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of POMPONIUS
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
Roman name, a diminutive of PRISCA... [more]
QUINTINA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Quintinus (see QUENTIN).
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).
SATURNINA f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of SATURNINUS
SEPTIMA f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of SEPTIMUS
SEVERINA f Italian, Portuguese, Croatian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).
SILVIA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Silvius (see SILVIO)... [more]
TACITA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of TACITUS
TATIANA f Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius, which is of unknown meaning... [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).
VARINIA f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of VARINIUS
VICTORIA (1) f English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VICTORIUS, though later it was regarded as coming directly from Latin victoria meaning "victory"... [more]
VIRGINIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Swedish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Verginius which is of unknown meaning, but long associated with Latin virgo "maid, virgin"... [more]
VITA (1) f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VITUS
VIVIANA f Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Vivianus (see VIVIAN)... [more]
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