Feminine form of AELIANUS.
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of AELIUS.
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
Feminine form of Aemilianus (see EMILIANO).
Original Roman form of EMILIANO.
Original Roman form of EMIL.
From a Roman cognomen meaning "bronze beard" in Latin. This name was borne by a series of consuls of the late Roman Republic.
Feminine form of ALBUS.
Latin form of ALBAN.
ALBINA f Russian, Ukrainian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Polish, German, Lithuanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of ALBINUS. Saint Albina was a 3rd-century martyr from Caesarea.
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of ALBUS. Saint Albinus (also called Aubin) was a 6th-century bishop of Angers in Brittany.
Roman cognomen meaning "white, bright" in Latin.
ANTONIA f Italian, Spanish, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
Roman family name, a derivative of ANTONIUS.
This was a Roman praenomen, or given name, used predominantly by the Claudia family. Its etymology is unknown. A famous bearer of this name was Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman statesman of the 3rd century BC... [more]
Feminine form of AQUILINUS. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint from Byblos.
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of AQUILA.
Original Latin form of ATTILIO.
Feminine form of AUGUSTUS. It was introduced to Britain when king George III, a member of the German House of Hanover, gave this name to his second daughter in the 18th century.
Feminine form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).
Latin form of AUGUSTINE (1).
Possibly from Latin avulus "little grandfather", though it could be from the Etruscan name Aule, which was possibly derived from avils meaning "years"... [more]
Feminine form of AURELIANUS.
Roman cognomen which was originally derived from the Roman family name AURELIUS.
Roman family name which was derived from Latin aureus "golden, gilded". Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor and philosophical writer. This was also the name of several early saints.
Roman family name of unknown meaning. Saint Avilius was a 1st-century patriarch of Alexandria.
From a Roman family name which meant "ancestral" in Latin. This was the name of an emperor who briefly reigned over the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century... [more]
Feminine form of BALBINUS. Saint Balbina was a 2nd-century Roman woman martyred with her father Quirinus.
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of BALBUS.
Roman cognomen which meant "stammerer" in Latin. This was a family name of the mother of emperor Augustus, Atia Balba Caesonia.
Latin form of BLANDINE.
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of BLANDUS.
Roman cognomen which meant "charming" in Latin.
Original Latin form of BLAISE.
Roman cognomen meaning "heavy" in Latin. Famous bearers include Lucius Junius Brutus, the traditional founder of the Roman Republic, and Marcus Junius Brutus, the statesman who conspired to assassinated Julius Caesar.
German form of CECILIA, as well as the original Latin form.
Original masculine form of CECILIA.
Feminine form of CAELIUS.
Feminine form of CAELINUS.
Roman family name which was itself derived from the Roman family name CAELIUS.
Roman family name which was derived from Latin caelum meaning "heaven".
From a Roman cognomen which possibly meant "hairy", from Latin caesaries "hair". Julius Caesar and his adopted son Julius Caesar Octavianus (commonly known as Augustus) were both rulers of the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC... [more]
Roman variant of GAIUS.
Roman cognomen meaning "bald" in Latin.
Roman cognomen, which is probably of Etruscan origin and unknown meaning. It is probably not related to Latin camillus "a youth employed in religious services"... [more]
Feminine form of CASSIUS.
From the Roman family name Cassianus, which was derived from CASSIUS. This was the name of several saints, including a 3rd-century martyr from Tangier who is the patron saint of stenographers and a 5th-century mystic who founded a monastery in Marseille.
Roman family name which was a derivative of CASSIUS.
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin cassus "empty, vain". This name was borne by several early saints. In modern times, it was the original first name of boxer Muhammad Ali (1942-2016), who was named after his father Cassius Clay, who was himself named after the American abolitionist Cassius Clay (1810-1903).
Roman cognomen meaning "wise" in Latin. This name was bestowed upon Cato the Elder (Marcus Porcius Cato), a 2nd-century BC Roman statesman, author and censor, and was subsequently inherited by his descendants, including his great-grandson Cato the Younger (Marcus Porcius Cato Uticencis), a politician and philosopher who opposed Julius Caesar.
Roman family name which meant "tall" in Latin. This was the name of a 2nd-century philosopher who wrote against Christianity. It was also borne by an early saint martyred with Nazarius in Milan.
Roman cognomen which meant "chickpea" from Latin cicer. Marcus Tullius Cicero (known simply as Cicero) was a statesman, orator and author of the 1st century BC.
Feminine form of CLAUDIUS. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament. As a Christian name it was very rare until the 16th century.
From a Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin claudus meaning "lame, crippled". This was the name of a patrician family prominent in Roman politics... [more]
Feminine form of CLOELIUS. In Roman legend Cloelia was a maiden who was given to an Etruscan invader as a hostage. She managed to escape by swimming across the Tiber, at the same time helping some of the other captives to safety.
Roman family name of unknown meaning.
Roman variant of GNAEUS.
Latin form of CRISPIN.
Roman cognomen which meant "curly-haired" in Latin.
Original Roman form of CYPRIAN.
Feminine form of DECIMUS.
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "tenth" in Latin.
Latin form of DIOCLETIAN.
Feminine form of DOMITIUS.
Latin form of DOMITIAN.
Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name DOMITIUS. This was the name of the wife of the Roman emperor Vespasian and the mother of emperors Titus and Domitian.
Roman family name which was probably derived from Latin domitus meaning "having been tamed".
Feminine form of DRUSUS.
Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name DRUSUS. In Acts in the New Testament Drusilla is the wife of Felix.
Roman family name, also sometimes used as a praenomen, or given name, by the Claudia family. Apparently the name was first assumed by a Roman warrior who killed a Gallic chieftain named Drausus in single combat... [more]
Latin form of DUILIO.
Earlier form of IGNATIUS.
Original Latin form of ENNIO.
Feminine form of FABIUS.
Feminine form of Fabianus (see FABIAN).
Original Latin form of FABIAN.
Diminutive of FABIA. This was the name of a 4th-century saint from Rome.
Roman family name which was derived from Latin faba "bean". Quintus Fabius Maximus was the Roman general who used delaying tactics to halt the invasion of Hannibal in the 3rd century BC.
Feminine form of Fabricius (see FABRICE).
Original Latin form of FABRICE.
Feminine form of FAUSTUS.
Feminine form of Faustinus (see FAUSTINO).
Latin form of FAUSTINO.
Roman cognomen meaning "auspicious, lucky" in Latin. It was also occasionally used as a praenomen, or given name. This was the name of several early Christian saints.
Roman cognomen which possibly meant "festival, holiday" in Latin. This was the name of a Roman official in the New Testament.
Feminine form of FLAVIAN.
Latin form of FLAVIAN.
Roman family name which meant "golden" or "yellow-haired" from Latin flavus "yellow, golden". Flavius was the family name of the 1st-century Roman emperors Vespasian, Titus and Domitian... [more]
Italian feminine form of FLORIAN.
Latin form of FLORIAN.
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin flos meaning "flower".
Feminine form of Fulvius (see FULVIO).
Latin form of FULVIO.
Roman praenomen, or given name, of uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from Latin gaudere "to rejoice", though it may be of unknown Etruscan origin... [more]
Roman family name which meant "rooster" in Latin. This was the name of a 7th-century Irish saint, a companion of Saint Columbanus, who later became a hermit in Switzerland.
Feminine form of GERMANUS.
Roman cognomen which meant "brother" in Latin. This was the name of several early saints.
Latin form of GLÁUCIO.
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown Etruscan meaning, though it may be related to Latin naevus "birthmark". A famous bearer was Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey the Great, a Roman general of the 1st century BC.
Latin form of GORDIAN.
Feminine form of Gratianus (see GRATIAN).
Latin form of GRATIAN.
Feminine form of HADRIANUS.
Original Roman form of HADRIAN.
Feminine form of HERMINIUS.
Roman name which was possibly of unknown Etruscan origin, but could also be derived from the name of the god HERMES. In Roman legend this was the name of a companion of Aeneas.
Feminine form of HILARIUS.
Feminine form of HORATIUS.
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin hora "hour, time, season", though the name may actually be of Etruscan origin. A famous bearer was Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a Roman lyric poet of the 1st century BC who is better known as Horace in the English-speaking world.
Feminine form of the Roman family name Hortensius, possibly derived from Latin hortus "garden".
Masculine form of HORTENSIA.
Ancient Roman form of JANUARIUS.
Older form of JOVIAN.
Latin masculine and feminine form of JOVITA.
Ancient Roman and Romanian form of JULIA.
Ancient Roman and Romanian form of JULIANA.
Ancient Roman form of JULIAN.
Ancient Roman form of JULIUS.
Latin form of JUNIA.
Latin form of JUNIUS.
Latin form of JUVENAL.
Roman cognomen meaning "January" in Latin. The name of the month derives from the name of the Roman god Janus. Saint Januarius, the patron saint of Naples, was a bishop who was beheaded during the persecutions of emperor Diocletian in the 4th century.
From Latin Iovianus, a Roman cognomen which was a derivative of Iovis (see JOVE). This was the name of a 4th-century Roman emperor.
Feminine form of JUNIUS. This was the name of an early Christian mentioned in the New Testament (there is some debate about whether the name belongs to a man or a woman).
Feminine form of Laelius, a Roman family name of unknown meaning. This is also the name of a type of flower, an orchid found in Mexico and Central America.
Masculine form of LAELIA.
Feminine form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).
Feminine form of LAURENTINUS.
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)). Saint Laurentinus was a 3rd-century martyr from Carthage.
Ancient Roman form of LAURENCE (1).
Feminine form of LIVIUS. This was the name of the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus.
Feminine form of the Roman family name Livianus, which was itself derived from the family name LIVIUS.
Latin masculine form of LIVIANA.
Roman family name which may be related to either Latin liveo "to envy" or lividus "blue, envious". Titus Livius, also known as Livy, was a Roman historian who wrote a history of the city of Rome.
Feminine form of LONGINUS.
Greek form of LUCIUS.
Latin form of LUCAN.
Feminine form of LUCIANUS.
Feminine form of LUCILIUS.
Roman family name which was a derivative of the given name LUCIUS. This was the family name of the 2nd-century BC Roman satirist Gaius Lucilius.
Latin diminutive of LUCIA. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint martyred in Rome.
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was derived from Latin lux "light". This was the most popular of the praenomina. Two Etruscan kings of early Rome had this name as well as several prominent later Romans, including Lucius Annaeus Seneca (known simply as Seneca), a statesman, philosopher, orator and tragedian... [more]
Feminine form of the Roman family name Lucretius, possibly from Latin lucrum "profit, wealth". In Roman legend Lucretia was a maiden who was raped by the son of the king of Rome... [more]
Masculine form of LUCRETIA. This name was borne by 1st-century BC Roman poet Titus Lucretius Carus.
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was possibly derived from Old Latin manus "good".
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin mane "morning". Marcus Manlius Capitolinus was a Roman consul who saved Rome from the Gauls in the 4th century BC.
Feminine form of MARCELLUS.
Feminine form of MARCELLINUS.
Roman family name which was derived from MARCELLUS. Saint Marcellinus was a pope of the early 4th century who was supposedly martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.
Roman family name which was originally a diminutive of MARCUS. This was the name of two popes.
Feminine form of MARCIUS. It was borne by a few very minor saints. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 18th century.
Feminine form of MARCIANUS.
Roman family name which was a derivative of the praenomen MARCUS. This was the name of an early, possibly legendary, king of Rome.
Roman family name, which was itself derived from the Roman name MARIUS. This was the name of an early saint.
MARINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Georgian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARINUS.
From the Roman family name Marinus, which derives either from the name MARIUS or from the Latin word marinus "of the sea".
Original Latin form of MARTIAL.
MARTINA f German, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, English, Swedish, Dutch, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Martinus (see MARTIN). Saint Martina was a 3rd-century martyr who is one of the patron saints of Rome.
Latin form of MAXENCE.
Feminine form of MAXIMUS.
Roman cognomen which was derived from MAXIMUS.
Feminine form of MAXIMILIANUS.
Roman form of MAXIMILIAN.
Roman cognomen which was derived from MAXIMUS. Saint Maximinus was a 4th-century bishop of Trier.
Roman family name which was derived from Latin maximus "greatest". Saint Maximus was a monk and theologian from Constantinople in the 7th century.
Latin form of NEVIO.
Roman cognomen, which was probably of Sabine origin meaning "strong, vigourous". It was borne most infamously by a tyrannical Roman emperor of the 1st century.
Roman cognomen derived from Latin nervus "strength". This is the name by which the 1st-century Roman emperor Marcus Cocceius Nerva is commonly known.
Feminine form of NONUS. It was also used in 19th-century England, derived directly from Latin nonus "ninth" and traditionally given to the ninth-born child.
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "ninth" in Latin. This was a very rare praenomen.
Feminine form of OCTAVIUS. Octavia was the wife of Mark Antony and the sister of Roman emperor Augustus. In 19th-century England it was sometimes given to the eighth-born child.
Latin form of OCTAVIAN.
Roman family name meaning "eighth" from Latin octavus. This was the original family name of the emperor Augustus (born Gaius Octavius). It was also rarely used as a Roman praenomen, or given name.
Roman cognomen of unknown meaning. This was the name of a short-lived 1st-century Roman emperor.
Latin form of OVID.
PAULA f German, English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Croatian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulus (see PAUL). This was the name of a 4th-century Roman saint who was a companion of Saint Jerome.
Feminine form of Paulinus (see PAULINO).
Original Latin form of PAULINO.
Latin form of PAUL.
Feminine form of PETRONIUS.
Roman family name which is possibly derived from Latin petro, petronis "yokel".
Original Latin form of PLINY.
Latin form of POMPEY.
Latin form of POMPILIU.
Feminine form of POMPONIUS.
Roman family name which is of unknown meaning, possibly a derivative of Pompeius (see POMPEY).
Feminine form of PORCIUS.
Roman family name meaning "pig", derived from Latin porcus. Famous members of the family include the Roman statesmen Cato the Elder (Marcus Porcius Cato) and his great-grandson Cato the Younger (Marcus Porcius Cato Uticencis).
Feminine form of Priscus, a Roman family name which meant "ancient" in Latin. This name appears in the epistles in the New Testament, referring to Priscilla the wife of Aquila.
Masculine form of PRISCA.
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "public" in Latin. This was among the more common of the Roman praenomina, being borne by (among others) the emperor Hadrian and the poet Virgil.
Original Latin form of QUINTILIAN.
Roman cognomen derived from the given name QUINTUS.
Feminine form of QUINTINUS.
Roman cognomen which was originally derived from QUINTUS.
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "fifth" in Latin. It was traditionally given to the fifth child, or possibly a child born in the fifth month. This was a common praenomen, being more popular than the other numeric Roman names... [more]
Roman cognomen meaning "prince, little king", a diminutive of Latin rex "king". This was the cognomen of several 3rd-century BC consuls from the gens Atilia... [more]
Feminine form of RUFINUS.
Roman cognomen which was derived from the cognomen RUFUS. It was borne by several early saints.
SABINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "Sabine" in Latin. The Sabines were an ancient people who lived in central Italy, their lands eventually taken over by the Romans after several wars... [more]
Latin masculine form of SABINA.
Feminine form of SATURNINUS. This was the name of a legendary saint who was supposedly martyred in northern France.
Roman cognomen derived from the name of the Roman god Saturnus (see SATURN). This was the name of several early saints.
Latin form of SCEVOLA.
Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "second" in Latin.
From a Roman cognomen which meant "old" from Latin senectus. This was the name of both a Roman orator (born in Spain) and also of his son, a philosopher and statesman... [more]
Feminine form of SEPTIMUS.
Roman family name which was derived from SEPTIMUS.
Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "seventh" in Latin.
Roman family name, possibly meaning "servant" in Latin but most likely of unknown Etruscan origin. Saint Sergius was a 4th-century Roman officer who was martyred in Syria with his companion Bacchus... [more]
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "to preserve" from Latin servo.
Roman cognomen which was derived from SEVERUS.
Feminine form of SEVERINUS.
Roman family name meaning "stern" in Latin. This name was borne by several early saints.
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of SEXTUS.
Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "sixth" in Latin. It was traditionally given to the sixth child.
Roman name derived from Latin silva "wood, forest". Silvanus was the Roman god of forests. This name appears in the New Testament belonging to one of Saint Paul's companions, also called Silas.
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of uncertain meaning, probably of Etruscan origin. It may be related to the Late Latin word spurius "of illegitimate birth", which was derived from Etruscan srural "public".
Feminine form of TACITUS.
Roman cognomen which meant "silent, mute" in Latin. This was the name of a 1st-century Roman historian.
Latin form of TARQUIN.
Roman cognomen which was derived from TATIUS.
Roman family name of unknown meaning, possibly of Sabine origin. According to Roman legend, Titus Tatius was an 8th-century BC king of the Sabines who came to jointly rule over the Romans and Sabines with the Roman king Romulus.
Original Latin form of TERENCE.
This was both a Roman praenomen and a cognomen which meant "third" in Latin.
From a Roman name which meant "of Thracia". Thracia was a region in southeast Europe, now divided between Greece and Turkey.
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "of the Tiber" in Latin. The Tiber is the river that runs through Rome. Tiberius was the second Roman emperor, the stepson of emperor Augustus.
Latin form of TIBURCIO.
Feminine form of TITIANUS.
Original Latin form of TIZIANO.
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown meaning, possibly related to Latin titulus "title of honour". It is more likely of Oscan origin, since it was borne by the legendary Sabine king Titus Tatius... [more]
Original Latin form of TRAJAN.
Feminine form of Tullius (see TULLIO).
Latin form of TULLIO.
Roman cognomen (see VALENTINE (1)). This name was borne by a 4th-century Roman emperor.
Feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)). A famous bearer was the Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (1937-), who in 1963 became the first woman to visit space.
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of the cognomen Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1))... [more]
Original form of VALENTINE (1).
Feminine form of VALERIUS. This was the name of a 2nd-century Roman saint and martyr.
Feminine form of Valerianus (see VALERIAN).
Original Latin form of VALERIAN.
Roman family name which was derived from Latin valere "to be strong". This was the name of several early saints.
Feminine form of VARINIUS.
Roman family name possibly derived from VARIUS.
Roman family name which meant "versatile" in Latin. Varius Rufus was a Roman epic poet of the 1st century BC.
Latin form of VIRGIL.
Variant of VIRGINIA.
Masculine form of VIRGINIA.
Ancient Roman form of VESPASIAN.
Feminine form of VIBIANUS.
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of VIBIUS.
Roman family name of unknown meaning, probably of Etruscan origin.
Latin form of VINICIO.
Feminine form of the Roman family name Verginius or Virginius which is of unknown meaning, but long associated with Latin virgo "maid, virgin"... [more]
Feminine form of VITUS.
Roman name which was derived from Latin vita "life". Saint Vitus was a child martyred in Sicily in the early 4th century. From an early date this name was confused with the Germanic name Wido.