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Roman Mythology Feminine Names

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

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

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]

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

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

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

JUNO   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown... [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]

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]

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]

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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