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12 Example Latin Names
Hand-reviewed examples of the latin names this page is built around — useful on their own, and a quick way to see the naming pattern before you generate. Press Generate Names above for a fresh set built to your options.
- 1Aurelius
- 2Cassia
- 3Silvanus
- 4Lucilla
- 5Fabianus
- 6Vitalia
- 7Maximus
- 8Serena
- 9Octavianus
- 10Placidia
- 11Justinus
- 12Amabilia
These are real, widely documented names shown to illustrate the naming pattern. No meaning or etymology is claimed for any of them.
79 Latin Names With Meanings
Real, documented Latin names with the meaning each one actually carries, where it comes from, and how to say it. Every entry is traced to a published reference work — the list is at the bottom of this table. Meanings are the conventional scholarly reading; where a name’s origin is genuinely disputed, the entry says so instead of picking a side.
Ancient Roman
| Name | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| MarcusMAR-kus | Of Mars — dedicated to the god of war. | Latin praenomenMasculine |
| LuciusLOO-kee-us | Light, from lux. Traditionally given to a child born at daybreak. | Latin praenomenMasculine |
| GaiusGY-us | Of debated origin; the Romans themselves linked it to gaudere, "to rejoice". | Latin praenomenMasculine |
| PubliusPOOB-lee-us | Of the people, from publicus. | Latin praenomenMasculine |
| QuintusKWIN-tus | Fifth — a birth-order praenomen. | Latin praenomenMasculine |
| SextusSEKS-tus | Sixth — a birth-order praenomen. | Latin praenomenMasculine |
| DecimusDEK-i-mus | Tenth — a birth-order praenomen. | Latin praenomenMasculine |
| Tiberiusty-BEER-ee-us | Of the Tiber, the river that runs through Rome. | Latin praenomenMasculine |
| ManiusMAN-ee-us | Born in the morning, from mane, "morning". | Latin praenomenMasculine |
| TitusTY-tus | Of uncertain, probably Sabine origin; no secure Latin etymology. | Latin praenomenMasculine |
| ServiusSUR-vee-us | From servare, "to keep safe" — the ancient gloss is a child preserved at birth. | Latin praenomenMasculine |
| AppiusAP-ee-us | Of Sabine origin, brought to Rome with the Claudii; no secure Latin etymology. | Sabine, used at RomeMasculine |
| JuliusJOO-lee-us | Clan name of the gens Julia, which claimed descent from Iulus, son of Aeneas. | Latin nomenMasculine |
| JuliaJOO-lee-a | Feminine of Julius — a daughter of the gens Julia. | Latin nomenFeminine |
| Corneliuskor-NEE-lee-us | Clan name of the gens Cornelia, conventionally derived from cornu, "horn". | Latin nomenMasculine |
| Corneliakor-NEE-lee-a | Feminine of Cornelius, from cornu, "horn". | Latin nomenFeminine |
| Aureliusaw-REE-lee-us | Golden, from aureus; the earlier Sabine form Auselius ties it to the sun. | Latin nomenMasculine |
| Aureliaaw-REE-lee-a | Feminine of Aurelius — golden. | Latin nomenFeminine |
| ClaudiusKLAW-dee-us | From claudus, "lame" — a clan name inherited from an ancestral nickname. | Latin nomenMasculine |
| ClaudiaKLAW-dee-a | Feminine of Claudius, from claudus, "lame". | Latin nomenFeminine |
| FlaviusFLAY-vee-us | From flavus, "golden-yellow" — originally a nickname for fair hair. | Latin nomenMasculine |
| FlaviaFLAH-vee-a | Feminine of Flavius, from flavus, "golden-yellow". | Latin nomenFeminine |
| Valeriusva-LEER-ee-us | From valere, "to be strong, to be in good health". | Latin nomenMasculine |
| Valeriava-LEER-ee-a | Feminine of Valerius, from valere, "to be strong". | Latin nomenFeminine |
| Octaviusok-TAY-vee-us | Eighth, from octavus. | Latin nomenMasculine |
| Octaviaok-TAY-vee-a | Feminine of Octavius — eighth. | Latin nomenFeminine |
| FabiusFAY-bee-us | Clan name of the gens Fabia, conventionally derived from faba, "bean". | Latin nomenMasculine |
| LiviaLIV-ee-a | Clan name of the gens Livia, conventionally derived from lividus, "bluish-grey". | Latin nomenFeminine |
| Lucretialoo-KREE-sha | Clan name of the gens Lucretia, conventionally derived from lucrum, "gain". | Latin nomenFeminine |
| CassiusKASH-us | Clan name of the gens Cassia, conventionally derived from cassus, "hollow, empty". | Latin nomenMasculine |
| Aemiliaay-MEE-lee-a | Clan name of the gens Aemilia, conventionally derived from aemulus, "rival". | Latin nomenFeminine |
| Pompeiuspom-PAY-us | From Oscan pompe, "five" — the Oscan counterpart of Quintus. | Oscan, used at RomeMasculine |
| Domitiado-MISH-a | From domitus, "tamed", the participle of domare. | Latin nomenFeminine |
| Camillaka-MIL-a | From camillus, a youth who attended at a religious ceremony. | LatinFeminine |
| CatoKAY-toh | Shrewd, sharp-witted, from catus. | Latin cognomenMasculine |
| CiceroSIS-er-oh | Chickpea, from cicer — an inherited family nickname. | Latin cognomenMasculine |
| CaesarSEE-zar | Disputed even in antiquity; ancient glosses give caesaries, "head of hair", caesius, "blue-grey eyed", and caedere, "to cut". | Latin cognomenMasculine |
| RufusROO-fus | Red-haired, from rufus. | Latin cognomenMasculine |
| BrutusBROO-tus | Heavy, dull, slow-witted — a nickname that stuck to a whole family. | Latin cognomenMasculine |
| CrispusKRIS-pus | Curly-haired, from crispus. | Latin cognomenMasculine |
| MagnusMAG-nus | Great, large. | Latin cognomenMasculine |
| MaximusMAKS-i-mus | Greatest — the superlative of magnus. | Latin cognomenMasculine |
| Severusse-VEER-us | Stern, serious, severe. | Latin cognomenMasculine |
| PriscusPRIS-kus | Ancient, of former times. | Latin cognomenMasculine |
| ScipioSKIP-ee-oh | Staff, walking stick. | Latin cognomenMasculine |
| Augustusaw-GUS-tus | Venerable, consecrated, from augere, "to increase". | Latin cognomenMasculine |
| Auroraaw-ROR-a | Dawn — also the Roman goddess of the sunrise. | LatinFeminine |
| Dianady-AN-a | Heavenly, divine, from dius — goddess of the hunt and the moon. | LatinFeminine |
| FloraFLOR-a | Flower — the Roman goddess of flowering plants. | LatinFeminine |
| LunaLOO-na | Moon — the Roman moon goddess. | LatinFeminine |
| SilviaSIL-vee-a | Of the forest, from silva, "wood". | LatinFeminine |
Ecclesiastical
| Name | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Reginare-JEE-na | Queen. | LatinFeminine |
| FelixFEE-liks | Lucky, fortunate, blessed. | LatinMasculine |
| JustusJUS-tus | Just, righteous. | LatinMasculine |
| ClemensKLEM-enz | Merciful, gentle. | LatinMasculine |
| Benedictusben-e-DIK-tus | Blessed — literally "well spoken of". | Late LatinMasculine |
| Vincentiusvin-KEN-tee-us | Conquering, from vincere. | Late LatinMasculine |
| Dominicusdo-MIN-i-kus | Of the Lord, from dominus — often given to a child born on a Sunday. | Late LatinMasculine |
| VictorVIK-tor | Conqueror, victor. | LatinMasculine |
| Victoriavik-TOR-ee-a | Victory — also the Roman goddess of victory. | LatinFeminine |
| Constantiakon-STAN-sha | Steadfastness, constancy. | Late LatinFeminine |
| Perpetuaper-PECH-oo-a | Continuous, unbroken, perpetual. | Late LatinFeminine |
| LuciaLOO-sha | Light — the feminine of Lucius. | LatinFeminine |
| BeatrixBEE-a-triks | Late Latin; originally Viatrix, "traveller", reshaped under beatus, "blessed". | Late LatinFeminine |
| PaulusPAW-lus | Small, humble. | Latin cognomenMasculine |
| PaulaPAW-la | Feminine of Paulus — small, humble. | LatinFeminine |
| Marcellamar-SEL-a | Little Marcus — a diminutive of the name dedicated to Mars. | LatinFeminine |
| Valentinava-len-TEE-na | Strong, healthy, from valens. | Late LatinFeminine |
| Fortunatafor-tuu-NAH-ta | Fortunate, prospered. | Late LatinFeminine |
| Ignatiusig-NAY-shus | Late Latin reshaping of Egnatius under ignis, "fire". | Late LatinMasculine |
| PiusPY-us | Dutiful, devout, respectful of obligation. | LatinMasculine |
| Vivianusviv-ee-AH-nus | Alive, living, from vivus. | Late LatinMasculine |
Later Latin
| Name | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| StellaSTEL-a | Star. | LatinFeminine |
| ClaraKLAR-a | Bright, clear, and by extension famous. | LatinFeminine |
| Serenase-REE-na | Calm, clear, untroubled. | LatinFeminine |
| Laetitiale-TISH-a | Joy, gladness. | LatinFeminine |
| VeraVEER-a | True — the feminine of verus. | LatinFeminine |
| Amandaa-MAN-da | Worthy of love — a gerundive of amare, literally "she who must be loved". | LatinFeminine |
| Mirandami-RAN-da | Worthy of admiration — a gerundive of mirari, coined by Shakespeare in 1611. | Latin (literary coinage)Feminine |
References
- Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library)Classical Latin vocabulary — the root words the names below are built on.
- Behind the Name — Ancient Roman namesEtymology and attested history of Roman praenomina, nomina and cognomina.
Records reviewed July 2026.
How Latin Names Are Structured
A Roman citizen of the republic carried the tria nomina: a praenomen, a nomen and a cognomen — Marcus Tullius Cicero, in that order. The praenomen was the personal name, and Rome used astonishingly few of them; roughly a dozen were in general circulation, which is why so many of them are simply numbers (Quintus, "fifth", Sextus, "sixth", Decimus, "tenth"). In writing they were almost always abbreviated: M. for Marcus, C. for Gaius, Cn. for Gnaeus.
The nomen was the real identifier. It named the gens, the extended clan, and it always ends in -ius for men and -ia for women: Tullius, Cornelius, Julius, Aurelius. The cognomen started as a nickname attached to one branch of the gens and hardened into an inherited surname — which is why so many of them are unflattering physical descriptions. Cicero is "chickpea", Brutus is "dull", Rufus is "red-haired", Crispus is "curly", Scipio is "walking stick". A Roman family kept the joke for four hundred years.
Roman women usually took the feminine of the father's nomen and nothing else, so every daughter of the gens Julia was Julia. Sisters were distinguished by order or size rather than by a new name: Julia Maior and Julia Minor, or Cornelia Tertia. Naming a Roman woman with a full three-part masculine-style name is the most common mistake in fiction set in the period.
From roughly the third century AD the system collapsed into a single name again, and the names that survive into medieval and modern Europe are mostly late cognomina with Christian meanings — Felix, Justus, Clemens, Benedictus, Victor, Constantia. If you are naming a character, pick the era first: tria nomina for the republic and early empire, a single meaningful name after it.
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Tips for Better Names
- Roman names had three parts: praenomen, nomen, and cognomen
- Ecclesiastical names often have religious significance
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the three parts of a Roman name?
Roman citizens had a praenomen (personal name), nomen (clan name), and cognomen (family branch or nickname). For example, Gaius Julius Caesar - Gaius is the praenomen, Julius the nomen, and Caesar the cognomen.
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Latin names have influenced naming traditions across Western civilization. Ancient Roman names followed a distinctive three-part structure. Ecclesiastical Latin names were used by the Church and scholars. Today, Latin roots still influence modern naming.