Roman Boy Names
Roman male names originate in Latin and historically followed the tria nomina system: praenomen (personal name), nomen (clan), and cognomen (branch or descriptor). Masculine forms commonly end in -us or -ius (for example, Pompeius, Pompilius), and some male cognomina end in -o or -er. Adoption and lineage sometimes produced the -ianus suffix in masculine names. These patterns differ from female forms, which typically used feminine endings such as -a.
Modern use favors a single given name, often keeping or dropping the final -us. Examples associated with Roman male naming include Agripa, Ascanius, Aticus, Galba, Mezentius, Misenos, Mulciber, Pompeius, Pompilius, and Tarquin.
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturo | Bear; bear-like, associated with strength and nobility | Celtic, Roman, Spanish | Boy | 4,344 #1 | |
| Aloys | Famous warrior | Roman | Boy | 287 #2 | |
| Saturn | Named for the Roman god of agriculture and time; also the planet Saturn. | Latin, Roman | Boy | 121 #3 | |
| Adriaan | From Hadria - a person from the town of Adria (associated with the Adriatic); sometimes linked to 'dark' in uncertain etymologies | Roman | Boy | 39 #4 | |
| Sylvanus | Of the woods | Latin, Roman | Boy | 33 #5 | |
| Eugen | Well-born, noble | Greek, Roman | Boy | 3 #6 | |
| Agripa | Uncertain - traditionally associated with 'born feet first' but likely of Etruscan origin with unknown exact meaning. | Roman | Boy | — | |
| Agrippin | Derived from Agrippa; often interpreted as "born feet first" or broadly "of/descendant of Agrippa" | Latin, Roman | Boy | — | |
| Ascanius | Mythical Trojan prince; son of Aeneas and legendary founder of Alba Longa. | Latin, Roman | Boy | — | |
| Aticus | From Attica; Athenian | Greek, Roman | Boy | — | |
| Auvit | Ancestral; "of the ancestors" (from Latin avitus) | Roman | Boy | — | |
| Avitus | Ancestral | Latin, Roman | Boy | — | |
| Carlus | Free man | Germanic, Roman | Boy | — | |
| Escalibor | Uncertain; may evoke Excalibur (the legendary sword) or reflect a place/surname origin rather than a literal meaning | Roman | Boy | — | |
| Floryno | Flower, flourishing; diminutive sense 'little flower' | Latin, Roman | Boy | — | |
| Galba | Roman family name (cognomen); exact meaning uncertain. | Roman | Boy | — | |
| Landeberto | Land + bright/famous - 'bright or famous in the land' (land-bright) | Germanic, Roman | Boy | — | |
| Marsil | Probably 'of Mars' or 'warlike' (associated with the Roman god Mars); alternatively a diminutive/variant of Marcellus/Marcel | Roman | Boy | — | |
| Mezentius | Name of a legendary Etruscan king; etymology uncertain/unknown | Roman | Boy | — | |
| Misenos | From the mythological name Misenus; exact meaning unknown - associated with a legendary trumpeter in Virgil's Aeneid. | Latin, Roman | Boy | — | |
| Mulciber | Name/epithet of the Roman god Vulcan, associated with fire, metalworking and the forge. | Latin, Roman | Boy | — | |
| Orino | Possibly 'little pale one' (Gaelic) or 'little/golden' (from 'oro'), or associated with 'Orion' (mythological) | Roman | Boy | — | |
| Piso | Grinder | Latin, Roman | Boy | — | |
| Pompeius | Belonging to the Pompeius/Pompeia family (Roman gens); originally a hereditary family name. | Roman | Boy | — | |
| Pompilius | Descendant of Pompo - indicating membership in the Pompilius family (Pompo may be an Oscan/Sabine praenomen possibly related to Latin 'Quintus' meaning 'fifth') | Roman | Boy | — | |
| Priscillian | Derived from Latin 'Priscus' meaning 'ancient' or 'venerable' (literally 'of Priscus') | Latin, Roman, Spanish | Boy | — | |
| Reinoldos | Powerful/ruling counsel (wise ruler) | Germanic, Roman | Boy | — | |
| Romo | Roman; from Rome | Latin, Roman, Spanish | Boy | — | |
| Tarquin | From the Etruscan family name Tarquinius; historically associated with Rome's Tarquin kings. Meaning uncertain - possibly 'of Tarchna' or with royal connotations. | Roman | Boy | — |
Roman Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Roman-origin name in our dataset.