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Roman Mythology Names

The names listed here occur in the mythologies and legends of the Romans.

AENEAS   m   Roman Mythology
Latin form of the Greek name Αινειας (Aineias), derived from Greek αινη (aine) meaning "praise"... [more]

AMULIUS   m   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

ANGERONA   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown, probably of Etruscan origin... [more]

ARIES   m   Roman Mythology
Means "ram" in Latin... [more]

AURORA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Romanian, Finnish, Roman Mythology
Means "dawn" in Latin... [more]

BELLONA   f   Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin bellare meaning "to fight"... [more]

CALLISTO (2)   f   Roman Mythology
Roman form of KALLISTO... [more]

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

CARDEA   f   Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin cardo meaning "hinge, axis"... [more]

CERES   f   Roman Mythology
Derived from the Indo-European root *ker meaning "to grow"... [more]

CONCORDIA   f   Roman Mythology
Means "harmony" in Latin... [more]

CONSUS   m   Roman Mythology
Possibly derived from Latin conserere meaning "to sow, to plant"... [more]

CUPID   m   Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin cupido meaning "desire"... [more]

DIANA   f   English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Dutch, Romanian, Russian, Lithuanian, Roman Mythology
Probably derived from an old Indo-European root meaning "heavenly, divine", related to dyeus (see ZEUS)... [more]

DIDO   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly "virgin" in Phoenician... [more]

DIONYSUS   m   Roman Mythology
Latin form of DIONYSOS

ELISSA (1)   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown (possibly Phoenician in origin)... [more]

EVANDER (1)   m   Greek Mythology (Anglicized), Roman Mythology
From the Greek Ευανδρος (Euandros) which meant "good man", derived from Greek ευ "good" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος)... [more]

FAUNA   f   Roman Mythology
Feminine form of FAUNUS... [more]

FAUNUS   m   Roman Mythology
Possibly means "to befriend" from Latin... [more]

FELICITAS (2)   f   Roman Mythology
Means "good luck, fortune" in Latin... [more]

FLORA   f   English, German, Italian, Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin flos meaning "flower"... [more]

GEMINI   m   Roman Mythology
Means "twins" in Latin... [more]

HERCULES   m   Roman Mythology
Latin form of HERAKLES

HERSILIA   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

ITALUS   m   Roman Mythology
Means "of Italy" in Latin... [more]

JANUS   m   Roman Mythology
Means "archway" in Latin... [more]

JOVE   m   Roman Mythology
Derived from the stem of Iupiter (see JUPITER)... [more]

JUNO   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

JUPITER   m   Roman Mythology
From Latin Iupiter, which was from dyeu-pater, composed of the elements dyeus (see ZEUS) and pater "father"... [more]

JUTURNA   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown. Juturna was the Roman goddess of fountains and springs.

JUVENTAS   f   Roman Mythology
Means "youth" in Latin... [more]

LAVERNA   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown. Laverna was the Roman goddess of thieves and thievery.

LAVINIA   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown, probably of Etruscan origin... [more]

LIBER   m   Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin liber meaning "free"... [more]

LIBITINA   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown. Libitina was the Roman goddess of funerals, corpses and death.

LUCINA   f   Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin lucus meaning "grove", but later associated with lux "light"... [more]

LUNA   f   Roman Mythology
Means "the moon" in Latin... [more]

MAIA (1)   f   Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

MAIA (2)   f   Roman Mythology
Means "great" in Latin... [more]

MARS   m   Roman Mythology
Possibly related to Latin mas "male" (genitive maris)... [more]

MERCURY   m   Roman Mythology
From the Latin Mercurius, probably derived from Latin mercari "to trade" or merces "wages"... [more]

MINERVA   f   Roman Mythology, English
Possibly derived from Latin mens meaning "intellect", but more likely of Etruscan origin... [more]

NAENIA   f   Roman Mythology
Means "incantation, dirge" in Latin... [more]

NEPTUNE   m   Roman Mythology
From the Latin Neptunus, which is of unknown meaning... [more]

NONA (1)   f   Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin nonus meaning "ninth", referring to the nine months of pregnancy... [more]

NUMITOR   m   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

PAX   f   Roman Mythology
Means "peace" in Latin. In Roman mythology she was the goddess of peace.

PLUTO   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Latinized form of Greek Πλουτων (Plouton), derived from πλουτος (ploutos) meaning "wealth"... [more]

POLLUX   m   Roman Mythology
Roman form of Greek Πολυδευκης (Polydeukes), which means "very sweet" from Greek πολυς (polys) "much" and δευκης (deukes) "sweet"... [more]

POMONA   f   Roman Mythology
From Latin pomus "fruit tree"... [more]

PROSERPINA   f   Roman Mythology
Means "to emerge" in Latin... [more]

PROSERPINE   f   Roman Mythology
Variant of PROSERPINA

QUIRINUS   m   Roman Mythology, Late Roman
Possibly derived from the Sabine word quiris meaning "spear"... [more]

REMUS   m   Roman Mythology, Romanian
Meaning unknown... [more]

RHEA   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Latinized form of Greek ‘Ρεια (Rheia), meaning unknown, perhaps related to ‘ρεω (rheo) "to flow" or ‘ρεος (rheos) "stream"... [more]

ROMULUS   m   Roman Mythology
Means "of Rome" in Latin... [more]

SALACIA   f   Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin sal meaning "salt"... [more]

SATURN   m   Roman Mythology
From the Latin Saturnus, which is of unknown meaning... [more]

SILVANUS   m   Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology, Biblical
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]

SUMMANUS   m   Roman Mythology
Means "before the morning", derived from Latin sub "under, before" and mane "morning"... [more]

TERMINUS   m   Roman Mythology
Means "limit, boundary, end" in Latin... [more]

ULYSSES   m   Roman Mythology, English
Latin form of ODYSSEUS... [more]

VENUS   f   Roman Mythology
Means "love, sexual desire" in Latin... [more]

VESTA   f   Roman Mythology
Probably a Roman cognate of HESTIA... [more]

VICTORIA (2)   f   Roman Mythology
Means "victory" in Latin. Victoria was the Roman goddess of victory.

VULCAN   m   Roman Mythology
Possibly related to Latin fulgere "to flash"... [more]

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