Name Volumnus Gender Masculine Usage Roman Mythology Pronounced Pron. /u̯o.ˈlum.nus/(Classical Latin) Theme good Edit Status Status Meaning & History Derived from the Latin verb volo meaning "to wish, to will, to want". According to Augustine, Volumnus and his female counterpart Volumna were minor Roman deities who granted newborn infants the will (or volition) to do good.