Latin boy names

Most popular names

  1. Mark Martial, Warlike #6 in US
  2. Anthony Praiseworthy #7 in US
  3. Austin Grandeur, Majestic dignity, Renowned #9 in US
  4. Clarence Victorious #50 in US
  5. Alfred Benevolent Ruler, Wise counselor #70 in US
  6. Dominic “Of the Lord”, Belonging to the Lord #98 in US
  7. Cecil Blind #171 in US
  8. August Venerable #175 in US
  9. Rufus Red-head #198 in US
  10. Virgil Strong #237 in US
  11. Antoinette Priceless #283 in US
  12. Claud Lame claudus Roman #303 in US
  13. Maximus The greatest or largest #333 in US
  14. Augustus Venerable #349 in US
  15. Corbin Raven #373 in US
  16. Dominick belonging to the lord god #383 in US
  17. Columbus Dove colored Christian symbol #384 in US
  18. Arch Bowman #396 in US
  19. Maximiliano greatest most excellent one #491 in US
  20. Fabian Bean Grower #501 in US
  21. Dexter One who dyes cloth, Skilled in Workmanship #576 in US
  22. Foster Guardian of the Forest #600 in US
  23. Atticus from Athens or man #680 in US
  24. Junius belonging to June #716 in US
  25. Minor smaller or lesser #744 in US
  26. Cal Bald #780 in US
  27. Cicero Chickpea orator speaker eloquent #802 in US
  28. Lucious light giving or bright #842 in US
  29. Cassius Empty, Vain, Protective Cover #850 in US
  30. Finis final ending conclusion #868 in US
  31. Austen Renowned #888 in US
  32. Horatio Keeper of Time #922 in US
  33. Albin white or bright #926 in US
  34. Dax leader or one who leads #926 in US
  35. Benedict Blessed #970 in US
  36. Domingo Belonging to the Lord #1014 in US
  37. Augustine Deserving of respect, Venerable #1039 in US
  38. Dominik of the Lord master #1054 in US
  39. Antone worthy of praise greatly #1055 in US
  40. Urban From the City #1116 in US
  41. Cornelious horn shaped or horn like #1125 in US
  42. Orson Little Bear #1127 in US
  43. Domenic Belonging to the Lord #1136 in US
  44. Oral Mouth spoken word verbal #1179 in US
  45. Doctor learned or scholarly medical #1190 in US
  46. Val Strong #1192 in US
  47. Agustin Venerable, grand, august one #1235 in US
  48. Sylvan Forest dweller or wooded #1251 in US
  49. Junious youthful and young #1277 in US
  50. Taurean Relating to the bull constellation #1277 in US

Latin names built the backbone of European naming for two thousand years. Rome gave us direct names like Marcus (Mark), Antonius (Anthony), and Aurelius (Austin) — words chosen straight from the language, often tied to family lines or virtues. Later, the Christian church carried them forward, and medieval scribes bent them into new shapes: Clarence, for instance, came from the Latin Clarentius. Alfred too has Roman bones, though it traveled through Germanic hands to get there.

What you'll find here are names that stayed close to their Latin roots, the ones that sounded natural in the forum and still do today. Some are direct pulls from ancient Rome, others picked up Christian meaning along the way, and a few got smoothed down and anglicized over centuries. Each name below includes its meaning and origin, so you can see which ones trace straight back to Rome and which ones took the longer route.

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