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Ancient Roman Names for Boys

Names from Ancient Rome are enjoying a major style revival. The fashion for Roman boy names was influenced by Hunger Games and by the HBO series Rome. Many of these names, such as Cyrus and Julius, had been buried for centuries, only to seem fresh and new in the modern US.

Along with Cyrus and Julius, other Roman boy names in the US Top 1000 include Atticus, Felix, Justus, Titus, Cassius, Linus, Magnus, and Marcus. Unique Roman boy names gaining visibility include Sirius, Thaddeus, Cato, and Aurelius. Even the boys' names Roman, Romeo. and Romulus are fashionable.

Among the Roman choices for boys are the following, all at home in the modern world. You might also want to check out our list of Ancient Roman Names for Girls.

Septimus

Meaning: the seventh son

Origin:Latin
711
Septimus

Meaning: the seventh son

Origin:Latin
711
Tarquin Tarquin is a boy's name that traces back to ...
Origin:Latin, Roman clan name
754
Cadmus

Meaning: one who excels

Origin:Greek
968
Silvanus

Meaning: wood; forest

Origin:Latin
1323
Maximus

Meaning: greatest

Origin:Latin
274
Sirius

Meaning: burning

Origin:Latin from Greek
434
Cato

Meaning: all-knowing

Origin:Latin
801
Marcus

Meaning: warlike

Origin:Latin
390
Julius

Meaning: youthful, downy-bearded

Origin:Latin
399
Julius

Meaning: youthful, downy-bearded

Origin:Latin
399
Marius Marius is a name of Latin roots and is given...
Origin:Latin, from a Roman family name related to Mars, the god of war
484
Kaius

Meaning: rejoice

Origin:Variation of Caius, Latin
628
Gaius

Meaning: to rejoice

Origin:Latin
635
Severus

Meaning: stern

Origin:Latin
641
Erasmus

Meaning: beloved, desired

Origin:Greek
648
Octavius

Meaning: eighth

Origin:Latin
656
Cyprian

Meaning: man of Cyprus

Origin:Greek
724
Brutus

Meaning: heavy, dull

Origin:Latin
752
Barnabas

Meaning: son of consolation

Origin:Aramaic
827