Roman Names

Aemilia -Aemilia is a Latin name meaning to rival or to emulate.

Anona -From the Latin meaning "pineapple". The name relates to a Goddess concerned with watching over supplies and provisions.

Anthony -The root of this word comes from the Greek "anthos" meaning "flower".
It is a Roman clan name. Means "Highly praiseworthy".
In history and literature Marc Antony was a Roman general who loved Cleopatra.

Astrina -Astrina is a name of Latin origin meaning "star".

Aurea -Aurea is a variant of the Latin Aurora, Aurelia and Aura meaning "golden, dawn, wind"

Auria -Auria is a latin variant of the word aura which means "wind"

Camilla -The girl's name Camilla comes from the Latin noun camilla which referred to a young girl who was chosen from among the Roman nobility to attend the Priests during sacrifices in ancient Rome. The male equivalent is camillus

Camillus -The boy's name Camillus comes from the Latin noun camillus which referred to a young boy who was chosen from among the Roman nobility to attend the Priests during sacrifices in Pagan Rome. The female equivalent is camilla

Colm -Colm is a boy's name from Latin meaning "Dove"

Cornelius -Cornelius is a Roman family name derived from the Latin cornus meaning "horn". It may mean roughly "horned one".

Diana -The name Diana honors the Roman Goddess of the hunt, Diana who is often associated with the Greek Goddess Artemis.

Emily -Emily may be derived from the Latin Aemilia meaning to rival, emulate, to try to equal or excel or it could come from the Greek Amalia meaning friendly, tender

Epona -Epona was a Celtic Goddess associated with horses, mares and fertility. She was also adopted by the Romans. The name derived from the Gaulish word epos meaning "horse".

Invidia -Invidia is the Roman equivalent of Nemesis. The name Invidia comes from the Latin invidere which means to look against, to look at in a hostile manner. It is associated with jealousy or envy and also the Evil Eye. The jealousy here is not merely a negative feeling against one who has what you have not, but a feeling that what another has is unjust or undeserved, offending one's sense of justice in the world.

Julian -Julian is a Latin name meaning "down bearded youth"

Latona -Latona is the Roman equivalent of the Greek Leto mother of Apollo and Artemis. The name may be related to lethe meaning "oblivion" or from lotus a flower that according to The Odyssey caused forgetfulness. It may also be related to the Lycian Leda meaning "woman" or "wife".

Lucifer -The name Lucifer is of Latin origin from the words lux meaning "light" and ferre meaning "to carry". This name was used during Roman times to refer to the planet Venus which was also known as the Dawn Star.

Lucius -Lucius is a latin name meaning "light".

Luna -Luna is Latin for Moon

Marc -The name Marc is from the Latin and relates to the Roman God Mars, who is associated with the Greek Ares

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