the etymology and history of first names
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Late Roman Masculine Names
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The names listed here were used in early Christian Rome.
AMADEUS m Late Roman
Means "love of God", derived from Latin amare "to love" and Deus "God"... [more]
CAELESTINUS m Late Roman
Late Latin name, a derivative of CAELESTIS... [more]
CAELESTIS m Late Roman
Late Latin name which meant "of the sky, heavenly".
CALIXTUS m Late Roman
Variant of CALLISTUS, the spelling perhaps influenced by Latin calix "wine cup"... [more]
CALLISTUS m Late Roman
Late Latin name which was derived from Greek καλλιστος (kallistos) "most beautiful"... [more]
CALLIXTUS m Late Roman
Variant of CALLISTUS, the spelling perhaps influenced by Latin calix "wine cup"... [more]
CLEMENS m German, Late Roman
Original Latin form of CLEMENT, as well as the German form.
COLUMBA m Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "dove"... [more]
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]
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".
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
Latin form of Ioannes (see JOHN)... [more]
LEO m German, Dutch, English, Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "lion", ultimately from Greek λεων (leon)... [more]
LEONTIUS m Late Roman
Late Latin name which was derived from LEO... [more]
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]
PIUS m Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "pious, dutiful". This was the name of twelve popes.
PRUDENTIUS m Late Roman
Late Latin name derived from prudens "prudence, good judgement".
QUIRINUS m Roman Mythology, Late Roman
Possibly derived from the Sabine word quiris meaning "spear"... [more]
RENATUS m Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "born again".
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