Baby names · Latin origin

Old Rome echoes — clean, weighty, and durable

Latin-origin baby names carry imperial polish — Felix, Octavia, Aurelia, Beatrice — and saint-name lineage (Cecelia, Lucian). Many work cleanly across Romance languages, making them excellent picks for bicultural families. They tend toward two or three syllables with strong open vowels.

51 Latin names in our library · 32 girl, 13 boy, 6 unisex

Girl Latin names

Augusta♀

majestic

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Aurelia♀

golden

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Ava♀

bird; life

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Beatrice♀

she who brings happiness

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Beatrix♀

voyager, bringer of joy

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Camila♀

attendant at a sacred ceremony

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Cecelia♀

blind

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Celeste♀

heavenly

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Clara♀

bright, clear, famous

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Emily♀

rival, industrious (Aemilia variant)

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Florence♀

flourishing, prosperous

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Frances♀

free one, from France

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Junia♀

youthful

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Juniper♀

young, evergreen shrub

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Juno♀

queen of the gods

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Liana♀

to twine around

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Lucy♀

light (Lucia variant)

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Mabel♀

loveable

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Magnolia♀

flowering tree

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Mira♀

wonderful, to be admired

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Nora♀

honor; light (Eleanor variant)

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Nova♀

new (star)

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Octavia♀

eighth

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Olivia♀

olive tree, peace

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Poppy♀

red flower

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Rose♀

rose flower

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Stella♀

star

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Trinity♀

the triad

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Vesper♀

evening star

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Violet♀

purple flower

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Virginia♀

maiden, pure

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Vivien♀

alive

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Boy Latin names

Adrian♂

from Hadria, dark

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Anthony♂

priceless one, of inestimable worth

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Cassian♂

hollow

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Cassius♂

hollow, vain

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Felix♂

lucky

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Julian♂

youthful, downy-bearded (Julius variant)

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Lucas♂

light, of Lucania

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Lucian♂

light

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Miles♂

soldier, merciful

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Oliver♂

olive tree

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Roman♂

citizen of Rome

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Silas♂

of the forest

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Ulysses♂

wrathful; from Odysseus

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Unisex Latin names

Cedar✦

fragrant evergreen

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Jovi✦

of Jove, joyful

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Maren✦

of the sea

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Quincy✦

fifth

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Sage✦

wise; healing herb

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Sol✦

sun

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