the etymology and history of first names
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Late Roman Names
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The names listed here were used in early Christian Rome.
AFRA (1) f Late Roman
Originally used by the Romans as a nickname for a woman from Africa... [more]
AMADEUS m Late Roman
Means "love of God", derived from Latin amare "to love" and Deus "God"... [more]
ARCADIA f Late Roman
Roman feminine form of ARKADIOS
BENEDICTA f Late Roman
Feminine form of Benedictus (see BENEDICT).
CAELESTIS m Late Roman
From a Late Latin name which meant "of the sky, heavenly".
CALLISTUS m Late Roman
Late Latin name which was derived from Greek καλλιστος (kallistos) "most beautiful".
CALLIXTUS m Late Roman
Variant of CALLISTUS... [more]
COLUMBA m Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "dove"... [more]
CONSTANTIA f Late Roman
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Constantius, which was itself derived from Constans (see CONSTANT).
DOMINICUS m Dutch, Late Roman
Original form of DOMINIC, as well as the modern Dutch form.
ELPIDIUS m Late Roman
Late Latin form of the Greek name Ελπιδιος (Elpidios), which was derived from ελπις (elpis) "hope"... [more]
FELICITAS (1) f German, Late Roman
Late Latin name which meant "good luck, fortune"... [more]
FRANCISCUS m Late Roman
Original form of FRANCIS
GERONTIUS m Late Roman
From a Late Latin name perhaps deriving from Greek γερων (geron) "old man".
HONORIA f Late Roman
Feminine form of HONORIUS
HONORIUS m Late Roman
Late Latin name which meant "honour"... [more]
IGNATIUS m Late Roman
From the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning unknown, of Etruscan origin... [more]
JOANNES m Late Roman
Latin variant of JOHANNES
JOHANNES m German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Late Roman
Ancient Latin form of Ioannes (see JOHN)... [more]
LAETITIA f Late Roman, English
Variant of LETITIA
LEO m English, German, Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "lion", ultimately from Greek λεων (leon)... [more]
LEONTINA f Italian, Late Roman
Feminine form of Leontinus, which was itself derived from LEONTIUS.
LEONTIUS m Late Roman
Late Latin name which was derived from LEO... [more]
MODESTA f Spanish, Late Roman
Feminine form of MODESTUS
MODESTUS m Late Roman
Means "moderate, restrained" in Late Latin. This was the name of several saints.
PASTOR m Spanish, Late Roman
From a Late Latin name meaning "shepherd"... [more]
PIA f English, Italian, Scandinavian, German, Polish, Late Roman
Feminine form of PIUS
PIUS m Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "pious, dutiful". This was the name of twelve popes.
PLACIDA f Late Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Placidus (see PLACIDO).
PRUDENTIUS m Late Roman
Late Latin name derived from prudens "prudence, good judgement".
REGINA f English, Italian, Polish, German, Scandinavian, Late Roman
From a Late Latin name meaning "queen". A city in Canada bears this name.
RENATA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman
Feminine form of RENATUS
RENATUS m Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "born again".
SCHOLASTICA f Late Roman
From a Late Latin name which was derived from scholasticus meaning "rhetorician, orator"... [more]
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