Diccionario de nombres
82 nombres con significado y origen verificados
AENEAS
Latin form of the Greek name Αινειας (Aineias), derived from Greek αινη (aine) meaning "praise". In Greek legend he was ...
AMOR
Means "love" in Latin. This was another name for the Roman god Cupid. It also means "love" in Spanish and Portuguese, an...
AMULIUS
Meaning unknown. In Roman mythology Amulius overthrew his brother Numitor, king of Alba Longa, but was eventually depose...
ANGERONA
Meaning unknown, probably of Etruscan origin. Angerona was the Roman goddess of the winter solstice, death, and silence.
ARIES
Means "ram" in Latin. This is the name of a constellation and the first sign of the zodiac. Some Roman legends state tha...
AURORA
Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning. It has occasionally been used as a given name since ...
BELLONA
Derived from Latin bellare meaning "to fight". This was the name of the Roman goddess of war, a companion of Mars.
CAMILLA
Feminine form of CAMILLUS. This was the name of a legendary warrior maiden of the Volsci, as told by Virgil in the 'Aene...
CARDEA
Derived from Latin cardo meaning "hinge, axis". This was the name of the Roman goddess of thresholds, door pivots, and c...
CERES
Derived from the Indo-European root *ker meaning "to grow". In Roman mythology Ceres was the goddess of agriculture, equ...
CONSUS
Possibly derived from Latin conserere meaning "to sow, to plant". Consus was a Roman god of the harvest and grain.
CUPIDO
Latin form of CUPID.
CONCORDIA
Means "harmony" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of harmony and peace.
CUPID
From the Latin Cupido meaning "desire". This was the name of the Roman god of love, the son of Venus and Mars. He was po...
DIANA
Probably derived from an old Indo-European root meaning "heavenly, divine", related to dyeus (see ZEUS). Diana was a Rom...
DIDO
Meaning unknown, possibly "virgin" in Phoenician. Dido, also called Elissa, was the queen of Carthage in Virgil's 'Aenei...
ELISSA (1)
Meaning unknown (possibly Phoenician in origin). This is another name of Dido, the legendary queen of Carthage.
EVANDER (1)
Variant of Evandrus, the Latin form of the Greek name Ευανδρος (Euandros), derived from Greek ευ (eu) meaning "good" and...
EVANDRUS
Latin variant of EVANDER (1).
FAUNUS
Possibly means "to befriend" from Latin. Faunus was a Roman god of fertility, forests, and agriculture.
FELICITAS
Latin name which meant "good luck, fortune". In Roman mythology the goddess Felicitas was the personification of good lu...
FAUNA
Feminine form of FAUNUS. Fauna was a Roman goddess of fertility, women and healing, a daughter and companion of Faunus.
FLORA
Derived from Latin flos meaning "flower". Flora was the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, the wife of Zephyr the west...
GEMINI
Means "twins" in Latin. This is the name of the third sign of the zodiac. The two brightest stars in the constellation, ...
HERCULES
Latin form of HERAKLES.
HERSILIA
Meaning unknown. In Roman legend this was the name of a Sabine woman who became the wife of Romulus.
IANUS
Ancient Roman form of JANUS.
IOVIS
Older form of JOVE.
ITALUS
Means "of Italy" in Latin. In Roman legend Italus was the father of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. He supposed...
IUNO
Ancient Roman form of JUNO.
IUPPITER
Ancient Roman form of JUPITER.
JANUS
Means "archway" in Latin. Janus was the Roman god of gateways and beginnings, often depicted as having two faces looking...
JOVE
From Latin Iovis, derived from the stem of Iuppiter (see JUPITER). This was another name of the Roman god Jupiter.
JUNO
Meaning unknown, possibly related to an Indo-European root meaning "youth", or possibly of Etruscan origin. In Roman myt...
JUPITER
From Latin Iuppiter, which was ultimately derived from the Indo-European *Dyeu-pater, composed of the elements Dyeus (se...
JUTURNA
Meaning unknown. Juturna was the Roman goddess of fountains and springs.
JUVENTAS
Means "youth" in Latin. Juventas was the Roman goddess of youth, equivalent to the Greek goddess Hebe.
LAVERNA
Meaning unknown. Laverna was the Roman goddess of thieves and thievery.
LAVINIA
Meaning unknown, probably of Etruscan origin. In Roman legend Lavinia was the daughter of King Latinus, the wife of Aene...
LARA (2)
Variant of LARUNDA.
LARUNDA
Possibly connected to Greek λαλεω (laleo) "to talk", or the Latin term Lares referring to minor guardian gods. In Roman ...
LIBER
Derived from Latin liber meaning "free". This was the name of a Roman fertility god, often identified with Dionysus.
LIBITINA
Meaning unknown. Libitina was the Roman goddess of funerals, corpses and death.
LUCINA
Derived from Latin lucus meaning "grove", but later associated with lux "light". This was the name of a Roman goddess of...
LUCRETIA
Feminine form of the Roman family name Lucretius, possibly from Latin lucrum "profit, wealth". In Roman legend Lucretia ...
LUNA
Means "the moon" in Latin. Luna was the Roman goddess of the moon, frequently depicted driving a white chariot through t...
MAIA (1)
Meaning unknown. In Greek and Roman mythology she was the eldest of the Pleiades, the group of seven stars in the conste...
MAIA (2)
Means "great" in Latin. This was the name of a Roman goddess of spring, the wife of Vulcan. The month of May is named fo...
MARS
Possibly related to Latin mas "male" (genitive maris). In Roman mythology Mars was the god of war, often equated with th...
MERCURY
From the Latin Mercurius, probably derived from Latin mercari "to trade" or merces "wages". This was the name of the Rom...
MERCURIUS
Latin form of MERCURY.
MINERVA
Possibly derived from Latin mens meaning "intellect", but more likely of Etruscan origin. Minerva was the Roman goddess ...
NAENIA
Means "incantation, dirge" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of funerals.
NEPTUNE
From the Latin Neptunus, which is of unknown meaning, possibly related to the Indo-European root *nebh "wet, damp, cloud...
NEPTUNUS
Latin form of NEPTUNE.
NONA (1)
Derived from Latin nonus meaning "ninth", referring to the nine months of pregnancy. This was the name of a Roman goddes...
NUMITOR
Meaning unknown. In Roman mythology Numitor was the king of Alba Longa and the father of Rhea Silvia. He was overthrown ...
PAX
Means "peace" in Latin. In Roman mythology this was the name of the goddess of peace.
POLLUX
Roman form of Greek Πολυδευκης (Polydeukes) meaning "very sweet", from Greek πολυς (polys) "much" and δευκης (deukes) "s...
PROSERPINA
Means "to emerge" in Latin. She was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Persephone.
PLUTO
Latinized form of Greek Πλουτων (Plouton), derived from πλουτος (ploutos) meaning "wealth". This was an alternate name o...
POMONA
From Latin pomus "fruit tree". This was the name of the Roman goddess of fruit trees.
PROSERPINE
Variant of PROSERPINA.
QUIRINUS
Possibly derived from the Sabine word quiris meaning "spear". Quirinus was a Sabine and Roman god who was later identifi...
REMUS
Meaning unknown. In Roman legend Romulus and Remus were the founders of Rome. Remus was later slain by Romulus.
RHEA
Latinized form of Greek ‘Ρεια (Rheia), meaning unknown, perhaps related to ‘ρεω (rheo) "to flow" or ερα (era) "ground". ...
ROMULUS
Means "of Rome" in Latin. In Roman legend Romulus and Remus were the founders of the city of Rome.
SALACIA
Derived from Latin sal meaning "salt". This was the name of the Roman goddess of salt water.
SATURN
From the Latin Saturnus, which is of unknown meaning. In Roman mythology he was the father of Jupiter, Juno and others, ...
SATURNUS
Latin form of SATURN.
SILVANUS
Roman name derived from Latin silva "wood, forest". Silvanus was the Roman god of forests. This name appears in the New ...
SILVIA
Feminine form of SILVIUS. Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. This was also the name ...
SILVIUS
Derived from Latin silva "wood, forest". This was the family name of several of the legendary kings of Alba Longa. It wa...
SUMMANUS
Means "before the morning", derived from Latin sub "under, before" and mane "morning". Summanus was the Roman god of the...
TATIUS
Roman family name of unknown meaning, possibly of Sabine origin. According to Roman legend, Titus Tatius was an 8th-cent...
TERMINUS
Means "limit, boundary, end" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman god of boundaries.
ULYSSES
Latin form of ODYSSEUS. It was borne by Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), the commander of the Union forces during the Ameri...
VESTA
Probably a Roman cognate of HESTIA. Vesta was the Roman goddess of the hearth. A continuous fire, tended by the Vestal V...
VICTORIA
Means "victory" in Latin, being borne by the Roman goddess of victory. It is also a feminine form of VICTORIUS. This nam...
VENUS
Means "love, sexual desire" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of love and sex. Her character was assimila...
VULCANUS
Latin form of VULCAN.
VULCAN
From the Latin Vulcanus, possibly related to fulgere "to flash", but more likely of pre-Latin origin. In Roman mythology...