Latin boy names
Most popular names
- Mark Martial, Warlike #6 in US
- Anthony Praiseworthy #7 in US
- Austin Grandeur, Majestic dignity, Renowned #9 in US
- Clarence Victorious #50 in US
- Alfred Benevolent Ruler, Wise counselor #70 in US
- Dominic “Of the Lord”, Belonging to the Lord #98 in US
- Cecil Blind #171 in US
- August Venerable #175 in US
- Rufus Red-head #198 in US
- Virgil Strong #237 in US
- Antoinette Priceless #283 in US
- Claud Lame claudus Roman #303 in US
- Maximus The greatest or largest #333 in US
- Augustus Venerable #349 in US
- Corbin Raven #373 in US
- Dominick belonging to the lord god #383 in US
- Columbus Dove colored Christian symbol #384 in US
- Arch Bowman #396 in US
- Maximiliano greatest most excellent one #491 in US
- Fabian Bean Grower #501 in US
- Dexter One who dyes cloth, Skilled in Workmanship #576 in US
- Foster Guardian of the Forest #600 in US
- Atticus from Athens or man #680 in US
- Junius belonging to June #716 in US
- Minor smaller or lesser #744 in US
- Cal Bald #780 in US
- Cicero Chickpea orator speaker eloquent #802 in US
- Lucious light giving or bright #842 in US
- Cassius Empty, Vain, Protective Cover #850 in US
- Finis final ending conclusion #868 in US
- Austen Renowned #888 in US
- Horatio Keeper of Time #922 in US
- Albin white or bright #926 in US
- Dax leader or one who leads #926 in US
- Benedict Blessed #970 in US
- Domingo Belonging to the Lord #1014 in US
- Augustine Deserving of respect, Venerable #1039 in US
- Dominik of the Lord master #1054 in US
- Antone worthy of praise greatly #1055 in US
- Urban From the City #1116 in US
- Cornelious horn shaped or horn like #1125 in US
- Orson Little Bear #1127 in US
- Domenic Belonging to the Lord #1136 in US
- Oral Mouth spoken word verbal #1179 in US
- Doctor learned or scholarly medical #1190 in US
- Val Strong #1192 in US
- Agustin Venerable, grand, august one #1235 in US
- Sylvan Forest dweller or wooded #1251 in US
- Junious youthful and young #1277 in US
- 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.