Roman Names
These names were used in ancient Rome and many parts of the Roman Empire. See also about Roman names.
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347Sulpicia is a feminine given name of Roman origin. It is the feminine form of the Roman family name Sulpicius, a patrician nomen that produced several consuls during the Republican era and was later borne by a few saints...
Sulpicius is a Roman family name of uncertain meaning. It belonged to the ancient and influential gens Sulpicia, one of the most prestigious patrician families in the Roman Republic, though the nomen was also borne by pl...
Syrus is a name of Greek origin meaning 'a Syrian'. According to Greek mythology, Syros (the original Greek form) was the eponymous founder of Assyria, sometimes described as a son of Apollo and Sinope or as a son of Kin...
Tacita is a feminine name of Latin origin, derived as the feminine form of Tacitus, a Roman cognomen meaning "silent, mute." The name Tacitus is best known from the 1st-century Roman historian Publius Cornelius Tacitus,...
EtymologyTacitus is a Roman cognomen derived from Latin tacitus, meaning "silent, mute". The name originally referred to a person of few words or reserved nature. It shares a root with the feminine form Tacita and appear...
EtymologyTarquinius is the Latin form of Tarquin, a name of uncertain origin, possibly Etruscan. The Roman gens Tarquinia (Tarquinia family) was a plebeian family, its most famous members being Lucius Tarquinius Priscus...
Tatiana is a feminine given name of Roman origin. It derives from the Roman family name Tatius, via its derivative Tatianus. Thus Tatiana is etymologically a feminine form meaning "belonging to Tatius." The Sabine king T...
Tatianus is the Latin masculine form of Tatiana. As a Roman given name, it derives from the family name Tatius, though it is best known today through its association with early Christian figures and its feminine counterp...
Tatius is a Roman family name of uncertain origin, possibly from the Sabine language. While the Sabines were an ancient Italic people who lived in the central Apennines, the name's deeper etymology remains obscure and no...
Terentius is the original Latin form of the familiar English name Terence, borne by notable figures of the Roman Republic as a family name (nomen gentile). Unlike many Latin names absorbed into modern languages, Terentiu...
Tertia is the feminine form of the Latin name Tertius, meaning "third". In ancient Rome, it served as a female given name derived from the Latin ordinal tertius, often used for a third-born daughter or to indicate a fami...
Tertius is a Latin name originally used as both a praenomen (given name) and a cognomen (family name or nickname). Derived directly from the Latin ordinal tertius meaning "third," it was occasionally abbreviated as TERT....
Thracius is a masculine given name of Roman origin, derived from the Latin word Thracius meaning "of Thracia". Thracia, also known as Thrace, was an ancient region located in southeastern Europe, corresponding roughly to...
Tiberius is a Roman praenomen, or given name, derived from Latin meaning "of the Tiber", in reference to the Tiber River that flows through Rome. The name is most famously borne by Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (42 BC...
Tiburtius is a Latin given name and surname of Roman origin. It is derived from the Roman cognomen Tiburtius, meaning "of Tibur"—the ancient name for the town now known as Tivoli, a resort destination near Rome. The name...
Etymology and OriginsTitiana is a feminine given name of Roman origin. It is the feminine form of Titianus, a Roman cognomen (family name) that ultimately derives from the Latin praenomen Titus. The name Titus itself is...
Titianus (spelled Titiānus in Latin) is a Roman cognomen and given name, the original Latin form of Tiziano. It derives from the praenomen Titus with the suffix -ianus, indicating belonging or descent, thus literally mea...
Titus is a praenomen, or Roman given name, of uncertain meaning. It may be related to Latin titulus meaning "title of honour", though an Oscan origin is more likely, as it was borne by the legendary Sabine king Titus Tat...
Torquatus is a cognomen of ancient Roman origin. Derived from the Latin word torquis, meaning "twisted neck chain, collar" (itself from torqueo, "to twist"), the name likely referred originally to someone who wore a torq...
Traianus is the original Latin form of the name Trajan, borne by the renowned Roman emperor. The name derives from the Roman cognomen Traianus, which is of unknown meaning.Notable BearerThe most famous bearer of this nam...
Tullia is a feminine given name of Italian and Ancient Roman origin. It is the feminine form of the Roman family name Tullius (see Tullio). The root, Tullius, is derived from the praenomen Tullus, whose meaning remains u...
Tullius is a Latin name, historically a Roman family name belonging to the prominent gens Tullia. It is the Latin form of Tullio, the Italian derivative, and ultimately derives from the ancient praenomen Tullus, a given...
Tullus is a rareRoman praenomen (given name) of uncertain etymology. Unlike common praenomina such as Marcus or Lucius, Tullus was uncommon; it is best known as the name of the legendary king Tullus Hostilius, the third...
EtymologyUrsus is a Latin masculine name meaning "bear", derived directly from the Latin noun ursus (bear). While the Latin term itself stems from a Proto-Indo-European root *h₂r̥tḱos (also source of Greek arktos and San...
Valens is a Roman masculine name originating as a cognomen in ancient Latin. Derived from the Latin word valens meaning "strong, vigorous, healthy," it is closely related to Valentine 1, which itself comes from the deriv...
Valentina is a feminine given name with widespread use across Europe and the Americas, particularly in Italian, Spanish, Russian, Greek, and Slavic languages. It is the feminine form of the Roman name Valentinus, which i...
Valentinianus is a Roman cognomen that was a derivative of the cognomen Valentinus (see Valentine 1). The name was borne by three Roman emperors, the most notable being Valentinian I (reigned 364–375 AD), who was a power...
Valentinus is a Latin name originating as the Roman cognomen Valentinus, a derivative of Valens, meaning "strong, vigorous, healthy" in Latin. It is the original form of the name Valentine, which first gained prominence...
Valeria is a feminine given name used across multiple European languages including German, Italian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian. It is the feminine form of the Latin family name Valerius, which itself is de...
Valeriana is the feminine form of the Roman cognomen Valerianus, which traces back to the family name Valerius, ultimately derived from Latin valeo meaning "to be strong." This name connects to the Roman emperor Publius...
EtymologyValerianus is the original Latin form of the name Valerian. It derives from the Roman cognomen Valerianus, a gentile name that evolved from the family name Valerius. The root Valerius is traced to Latin valeo, m...
Valerius is a Roman masculine given name derived from the Latin word valeo, meaning "to be strong" or "to be healthy." It originated as a nomen (family name) of the ancient Roman patrician gens Valeria. According to Roma...
Varinia is a feminine given name of Roman origin, serving as the feminine form of the ancient Roman family name Varinius. The name is used in both Spanish and Roman contexts, though it remains relatively uncommon in mode...
Varinius is a Roman family name (nomen gentile), most famously borne by the praetor Publius Varinius. The name likely derives from Varius, which itself is a Latin name meaning "versatile, changing" (from Latin varius). T...
Varius is a Roman family name derived from the Latin adjective vārus, meaning "bent," "knock-kneed," or "different," and by extension "versatile." The name belongs to the class of Roman nomina genticia (hereditary clan n...
Vergilius is a Latin cognomen that became a given name and the original form of the English name Virgil. It is ultimately derived from the Roman family name Vergilius, whose meaning is unknown but possibly of Etruscan or...
Verginia is an ancient Roman feminine name, a variant of the more common Virginia. In Roman tradition, Verginia and Virginia are often used interchangeably, with Verginia being the earlier spelling of the name. The name...
Verginius is a masculine given name of Roman origin. It is essentially the masculine form of Virginia. While Virginia itself derives from the Roman family name Verginius or Virginius, the masculine form carries the same...
Vespasianus is the Latin form of Vespasian, deriving from the Roman cognomen Vespasianus. Its etymology is uncertain, with two main theories: it may derive from Latin vesper meaning "west" or "evening," or from vespa mea...
Vibiana is a feminine given name of Roman origin, derived as the feminine form of Vibianus. The name ultimately traces back to the ancient Roman praenomen and family name Vibius, which is of uncertain meaning, likely of...
Vibianus is a Roman cognomen, derived from the name Vibius. The name Vibius itself was a Roman family name and praenomen of uncertain meaning, possibly of Etruscan origin. As a cognomen, Vibianus would have been used as...
Vibius was a Roman praenomen (personal given name) and later also a nomen (family name) of uncertain meaning, likely of Etruscan or Oscan origin. The name is attested as a praenomen from early Roman times, used by the pa...
Vinícius is the Portuguese form of the Roman family name Vinicio, which is the Italian and Spanish development of the ancient Roman Vinicius. The etymology of the original Latin name is debated: one common theory derives...
Virginia is a feminine given name derived from the Roman family name Verginius or Virginius, whose ultimate meaning remains uncertain but has long been associated with Latin virgo meaning "maid, virgin". In Roman legend,...
Vita is a feminine given name used across several European cultures, including in Danish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Slovene, and Romanian communities. It functions as the feminine form of Vitus, a Latin name derived...
Vitellius is a Roman family name derived from Latin vitellus meaning "young calf", literally "little calf." The name belongs to the Vitellia gens, an ancient but relatively obscure patrician clan from Campania, likely or...
Vitus is a Roman name that, according to traditional etymology, is derived from Latin vita meaning "life". Saint Vitus was a Christian child martyr crucified in Sicily in the early 4th century, and his veneration spread...