Diccionario de nombres
200 nombres con significado y origen verificados
AELIANA
Feminine form of AELIANUS.
AELIUS
Roman family name which was possibly derived from the Greek word ‘ηλιος (helios) meaning "sun". This was the family name...
AEMILIANA
Feminine form of Aemilianus (see EMILIANO).
AEMILIUS
Original Roman form of EMIL.
AETIUS
Roman cognomen which was probably derived from Greek αετος (aetos) "eagle". A famous bearer was the 5th-century Roman ge...
AFRICANUS
Roman cognomen derived from the place name AFRICA, which in Roman times referred only to North Africa. This was the agno...
AGRIPPINA
Feminine derivative of AGRIPPA. This name was borne by the scheming mother of the Roman emperor Nero, who eventually had...
AHENOBARBUS
From a Roman cognomen meaning "bronze beard" in Latin. This name was borne by a series of consuls of the late Roman Repu...
ALBA (2)
Feminine form of ALBUS.
AELIA
Feminine form of AELIUS.
AELIANUS
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of AELIUS.
AEMILIA
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
AEMILIANUS
Original Roman form of EMILIANO.
AGRIPPA
Roman cognomen of unknown meaning, possibly from Greek αγριος (agrios) "wild" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse" or possibly of...
ALBINUS
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of ALBUS. Saint Albinus (also called Aubin) was a 6th-century bishop of Angers in ...
ALBUS
Roman cognomen meaning "white, bright" in Latin.
ALBANUS
Latin form of ALBAN.
ALBINA
Feminine form of ALBINUS. Saint Albina was a 3rd-century martyr from Caesarea.
ANTONIA
Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ANTONINA
Feminine form of Antoninus (see ANTONINO).
ANTONINUS
Roman family name, a derivative of ANTONIUS.
ANTONIUS
Ancient Roman form of ANTHONY. This is also the official Dutch form of the name, used on birth certificates but commonly...
AQUILA
From a Roman cognomen which meant "eagle" in Latin. In Acts in the New Testament Paul lives with Aquila and his wife Pri...
AQUILINUS
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of AQUILA.
APPIUS
This was a Roman praenomen, or given name, used predominantly by the Claudia family. Its etymology is unknown. A famous ...
AQUILINA
Feminine form of AQUILINUS. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint from Byblos.
AUGUSTA
Feminine form of AUGUSTUS. It was introduced to Britain when king George III, a member of the German House of Hanover, g...
AUGUSTUS
Means "great" or "venerable", derived from Latin augere "to increase". Augustus was the title given to Octavian, the fir...
AURELIA
Feminine form of AURELIUS.
AURELIUS
Roman family name which was derived from Latin aureus "golden, gilded". Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor and philosop...
ATILIUS
Original Latin form of ATTILIO.
AUGUSTINA
Feminine form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).
AUGUSTINUS
Latin form of AUGUSTINE (1).
AULUS
Possibly from Latin avulus "little grandfather", though it could be from the Etruscan name Aule, which was possibly deri...
AURELIANA
Feminine form of AURELIANUS.
AURELIANUS
Roman cognomen which was originally derived from the Roman family name AURELIUS.
AVILIUS
Roman family name of unknown meaning. Saint Avilius was a 1st-century patriarch of Alexandria.
AVITUS
From a Roman family name which meant "ancestral" in Latin. This was the name of an emperor who briefly reigned over the ...
BALBUS
Roman cognomen which meant "stammerer" in Latin. This was a family name of the mother of emperor Augustus, Atia Balba Ca...
BALBINA
Feminine form of BALBINUS. Saint Balbina was a 2nd-century Roman woman martyred with her father Quirinus.
BALBINUS
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of BALBUS.
BLANDUS
Roman cognomen which meant "charming" in Latin.
BLASIUS
Original Latin form of BLAISE.
BLANDINA
Latin form of BLANDINE.
BLANDINUS
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of BLANDUS.
BRUTUS
Roman cognomen meaning "heavy" in Latin. Famous bearers include Lucius Junius Brutus, the traditional founder of the Rom...
CAECILIA
German form of CECILIA, as well as the original Latin form.
CAELINUS
Roman family name which was itself derived from the Roman family name CAELIUS.
CAMILLA
Feminine form of CAMILLUS. This was the name of a legendary warrior maiden of the Volsci, as told by Virgil in the 'Aene...
CAECILIUS
Original masculine form of CECILIA.
CAELIA
Feminine form of CAELIUS.
CAELINA
Feminine form of CAELINUS.
CAELIUS
Roman family name which was derived from Latin caelum meaning "heaven".
CAESAR
From a Roman cognomen which possibly meant "hairy", from Latin caesaries "hair". Julius Caesar and his adopted son Juliu...
CAIUS
Roman variant of GAIUS.
CALVUS
Roman cognomen meaning "bald" in Latin.
CAMILLUS
Roman cognomen, which is probably of Etruscan origin and unknown meaning. It is probably not related to Latin camillus "...
CASSIAN
From the Roman family name Cassianus, which was derived from CASSIUS. This was the name of several saints, including a 3...
CASSIUS
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin cassus "empty, vain". This name was borne by several early saint...
CASSIA
Feminine form of CASSIUS.
CASSIANUS
Roman family name which was a derivative of CASSIUS.
CATO (1)
Roman cognomen meaning "wise" in Latin. This name was bestowed upon Cato the Elder (Marcus Porcius Cato), a 2nd-century ...
CELSUS
Roman family name which meant "tall" in Latin. This was the name of a 2nd-century philosopher who wrote against Christia...
CICERO
Roman cognomen which meant "chickpea" from Latin cicer. Marcus Tullius Cicero (known simply as Cicero) was a statesman, ...
CLAUDIA
Feminine form of CLAUDIUS. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament. As a Christian name it was very rare until the ...
CLAUDIUS
From a Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin claudus meaning "lame, crippled". This was the name of a ...
CLOELIA
Feminine form of CLOELIUS. In Roman legend Cloelia was a maiden who was given to an Etruscan invader as a hostage. She m...
CLOELIUS
Roman family name of unknown meaning.
CNAEUS
Roman variant of GNAEUS.
CRISPUS
Roman cognomen which meant "curly-haired" in Latin.
CORNELIA
Feminine form of CORNELIUS. In the 2nd century BC it was borne by Cornelia Scipionis Africana (the daughter of the milit...
CORNELIUS
Roman family name which possibly derives from the Latin element cornu "horn". In Acts in the New Testament Cornelius is ...
CRISPINUS
Latin form of CRISPIN.
CYPRIANUS
Original Latin form of CYPRIAN.
DECIMUS
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "tenth" in Latin.
DECIMA
Feminine form of DECIMUS.
DIOCLETIANUS
Latin form of DIOCLETIAN.
DOMITIA
Feminine form of DOMITIUS.
DOMITIANUS
Latin form of DOMITIAN.
DOMITILLA
Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name DOMITIUS. This was the name of the wife of the Roman emperor Vespasian and ...
DOMITIUS
Roman family name which was probably derived from Latin domitus meaning "having been tamed".
DRUSA
Feminine form of DRUSUS.
DRUSUS
Roman family name, also sometimes used as a praenomen, or given name, by the Claudia family. Apparently the name was fir...
DRUSILLA
Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name DRUSUS. In Acts in the New Testament Drusilla is the wife of Felix.
DUILIUS
Latin form of DUILIO.
EGNATIUS
Earlier form of IGNATIUS.
ENNIUS
Original Latin form of ENNIO.
FABIUS
Roman family name which was derived from Latin faba "bean". Quintus Fabius Maximus was the Roman general who used delayi...
FAUSTA
Feminine form of FAUSTUS.
FAUSTINUS
Latin form of FAUSTINO.
FAUSTUS
Roman cognomen meaning "auspicious, lucky" in Latin. It was also occasionally used as a praenomen, or given name. This w...
FABIA
Feminine form of FABIUS.
FABIANA
Feminine form of Fabianus (see FABIAN).
FABIANUS
Original Latin form of FABIAN.
FABIOLA
Diminutive of FABIA. This was the name of a 4th-century saint from Rome.
FABRICIA
Feminine form of Fabricius (see FABRICE).
FABRICIUS
Original Latin form of FABRICE.
FAUSTINA
Feminine form of Faustinus (see FAUSTINO).
FELIX
From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin. It was acquired as an agnomen, or nickname, by the 1st-centu...
FLAVIUS
Roman family name which meant "golden" or "yellow-haired" from Latin flavus "yellow, golden". Flavius was the family nam...
FLORIANA
Italian feminine form of FLORIAN.
FLORIANUS
Latin form of FLORIAN.
FLORUS
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin flos meaning "flower".
FESTUS
Latin, BiblicalRoman cognomen which possibly meant "festival, holiday" in Latin. This was the name of a Roman official i...
FLAVIA
Feminine form of FLAVIUS.
FLAVIANA
Feminine form of FLAVIAN.
FLAVIANUS
Latin form of FLAVIAN.
FULVIA
Feminine form of Fulvius (see FULVIO).
FULVIUS
Latin form of FULVIO.
GAIUS
Latin, BiblicalRoman praenomen, or given name, of uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from Latin gaudere "to rejoi...
GALLUS
Roman family name which meant "rooster" in Latin. This was the name of a 7th-century Irish saint, a companion of Saint C...
GERMANA
Feminine form of GERMANUS.
GERMANUS
Roman cognomen which meant "brother" in Latin. This was the name of several early saints.
GLAUCIA
Latin form of GLÁUCIO.
GNAEUS
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown Etruscan meaning, though it may be related to Latin naevus "birthmar...
GORDIANUS
Latin form of GORDIAN.
GRATIANUS
Latin form of GRATIAN.
GRATIANA
Feminine form of Gratianus (see GRATIAN).
HADRIANUS
Original Roman form of HADRIAN.
HADRIANA
Feminine form of HADRIANUS.
HERMINIA
Feminine form of HERMINIUS.
HILARIA
Feminine form of HILARIUS.
HORATIA
Feminine form of HORATIUS.
HORTENSIUS
Masculine form of HORTENSIA.
HERMINIUS
Roman name which was possibly of unknown Etruscan origin, but could also be derived from the name of the god HERMES. In ...
HILARIUS
Roman name which was derived from Latin hilaris meaning "cheerful". Alternatively, it could be derived from the Greek na...
HORATIUS
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin hora "hour, time, season", though the name may actually be of Et...
HORTENSIA
Feminine form of the Roman family name Hortensius, possibly derived from Latin hortus "garden".
IANUARIUS
Ancient Roman form of JANUARIUS.
IULIA
Ancient Roman and Romanian form of JULIA.
IULIANA
Ancient Roman and Romanian form of JULIANA.
IUNIA
Latin form of JUNIA.
IOVIANUS
Older form of JOVIAN.
IOVITA
Latin masculine and feminine form of JOVITA.
IULIANUS
Ancient Roman form of JULIAN.
IULIUS
Ancient Roman form of JULIUS.
IUNIUS
Latin form of JUNIUS.
IUVENALIS
Latin form of JUVENAL.
JANUARIUS
Roman cognomen meaning "January" in Latin. The name of the month derives from the name of the Roman god Janus. Saint Jan...
JULIA
Feminine form of the Roman family name JULIUS. Among the notable women from this family were Julia Augusta (also known a...
JUNIA
Feminine form of JUNIUS. This was the name of an early Christian mentioned in the New Testament (there is some debate ab...
JOVIAN
From Latin Iovianus, a Roman cognomen which was a derivative of Iovis (see JOVE). This was the name of a 4th-century Rom...
JULIANA
Feminine form of Iulianus (see JULIAN). This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr from Nicomedia, and also of ...
JULIUS
From a Roman family name which was possibly derived from Greek ιουλος (ioulos) meaning "downy-bearded". Alternatively, i...
JUNIUS
Roman family name which was possibly derived from the name of the Roman goddess JUNO. It was borne by Lucius Junius Brut...
LAELIA
Feminine form of Laelius, a Roman family name of unknown meaning. This is also the name of a type of flower, an orchid f...
LAELIUS
Masculine form of LAELIA.
LAURENTIA
Feminine form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).
LAURENTINA
Feminine form of LAURENTINUS.
LAURENTINUS
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)). Saint Laurentinus was a 3rd-century martyr from...
LAURENTIUS
Ancient Roman form of LAURENCE (1).
LIVIANUS
Latin masculine form of LIVIANA.
LIVIUS
Roman family name which may be related to either Latin liveo "to envy" or lividus "blue, envious". Titus Livius, also kn...
LONGINUS
Roman cognomen derived from Latin longus "long". According to Christian legend Saint Longinus was the name of the Roman ...
LUCILIA
Feminine form of LUCILIUS.
LUCILIUS
Roman family name which was a derivative of the given name LUCIUS. This was the family name of the 2nd-century BC Roman ...
LUCIUS
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was derived from Latin lux "light". This was the most popular of the praenomina. T...
LUCRETIUS
Masculine form of LUCRETIA. This name was borne by 1st-century BC Roman poet Titus Lucretius Carus.
LIVIA (1)
Feminine form of LIVIUS. This was the name of the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus.
LIVIANA
Feminine form of the Roman family name Livianus, which was itself derived from the family name LIVIUS.
LONGINA
Feminine form of LONGINUS.
LOUKIOS
Greek form of LUCIUS.
LUCANUS
Latin form of LUCAN.
LUCIA
Feminine form of LUCIUS. Saint Lucia was a 4th-century martyr from Syracuse. She was said to have had her eyes gouged ou...
LUCIANA
Feminine form of LUCIANUS.
LUCIANUS
Roman family name which was derived from the Roman praenomen LUCIUS. Lucianus (or Λουκιανος in his native Greek) of Samo...
LUCILLA
Latin diminutive of LUCIA. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint martyred in Rome.
LUCRETIA
Feminine form of the Roman family name Lucretius, possibly from Latin lucrum "profit, wealth". In Roman legend Lucretia ...
MANLIUS
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin mane "morning". Marcus Manlius Capitolinus was a Roman consul wh...
MARCELLINUS
Roman family name which was derived from MARCELLUS. Saint Marcellinus was a pope of the early 4th century who was suppos...
MARCELLUS
Roman family name which was originally a diminutive of MARCUS. This was the name of two popes.
MARCIANUS
Roman family name which was a derivative of the praenomen MARCUS. This was the name of a 5th-century Eastern Roman emper...
MARCUS
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was probably derived from the name of the Roman god MARS. This was among the most ...
MARIANA
Roman feminine form of MARIANUS. After the classical era it was frequently interpreted as a combination of MARIA and ANA...
MANIUS
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was possibly derived from Old Latin manus "good".
MARCELLA
Feminine form of MARCELLUS.
MARCELLINA
Feminine form of MARCELLINUS.
MARCIA
Feminine form of MARCIUS. It was borne by a few very minor saints. It has been used as a given name in the English-speak...
MARCIANA
Feminine form of MARCIANUS.
MARCIUS
Roman family name which was a derivative of the praenomen MARCUS. This was the name of an early, possibly legendary, kin...
MARIANUS
Roman family name, which was itself derived from the Roman name MARIUS. This was the name of an early saint.
MARINA
Feminine form of MARINUS.
MARINUS
From the Roman family name Marinus, which derives either from the name MARIUS or from the Latin word marinus "of the sea...
MARIUS
Roman family name which was derived either from MARS, the name of the Roman god of War, or else from the Latin root mas,...
MARTIALIS
Original Latin form of MARTIAL.
MARTINA
Feminine form of Martinus (see MARTIN). Saint Martina was a 3rd-century martyr who is one of the patron saints of Rome.
MARTINUS
Original Latin form of MARTIN. This is also the official Dutch form of the name, used on birth certificates but commonly...
MAXIMA
Feminine form of MAXIMUS.
MAXIMILIANUS
Roman form of MAXIMILIAN.
MAXENTIUS
Latin form of MAXENCE.
MAXIMIANUS
Roman cognomen which was derived from MAXIMUS.
MAXIMILIANA
Feminine form of MAXIMILIANUS.
MAXIMINUS
Roman cognomen which was derived from MAXIMUS. Saint Maximinus was a 4th-century bishop of Trier.
MAXIMUS
Roman family name which was derived from Latin maximus "greatest". Saint Maximus was a monk and theologian from Constant...
NAEVIUS
Latin form of NEVIO.
NERO (1)
Roman cognomen, which was probably of Sabine origin meaning "strong, vigourous". It was borne most infamously by a tyran...
NERVA
Roman cognomen derived from Latin nervus "strength". This is the name by which the 1st-century Roman emperor Marcus Cocc...
NONA (2)
Feminine form of NONUS. It was also used in 19th-century England, derived directly from Latin nonus "ninth" and traditio...
NONUS
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "ninth" in Latin. This was a very rare praenomen.
OCTAVIUS
Roman family name meaning "eighth" from Latin octavus. This was the original family name of the emperor Augustus (born G...