For example Gallipoli adopted from owners praenomen of Gallio Cassipor Cassius Flavipor Flavius Marcipor Marcus etc.

Ancient roman female names. Roman last names also known as a Congnomen were one of 3 parts of a Roman individuals name. It is an ancient Roman name for girls and the name originates from a Greek word helios that means Sun. We are grateful to Jen Pollard for agreeing to host the database on the website of the Department of Anglo-Saxon Norse and.

It means highly praiseworthy. The most popular Roman names were Appius Aulus Caeso Decimus Gaius Gnaeus Lucius Mamercus Manius Marcus Numerius Publius Quintus Servius Sextus Spurius Titus and Tiberius. Girl EstonianRoman Christianity Barbora form of Barbara used in Czech and Slovak Girl Roman Christianity Ceres Goddess of growth and agriculture Girl.

Escultura femenina romana MAN 01jpg 1145 2854. One of the ancient Roman female names if your babys hair is blond or yellow Flavia would be the perfect name for her. It was the family name of the famed Roman emperor Hadrian.

The material has been converted into a database by Pádraic Moran. Heres a list of some of the most influential and memorable ancient Roman women. Roman females usually took their fathers gens names with -a or -ia at the end eg Flavius would be converted to Flavia.

Meaning of this ancient Romans female name is eagle. Edfu Statue Roman LadyJPG 1606 3648. Like a lot of languages around the globe congnomina last names may have fallen into a few categories.

However in the middle of the Republic recorded womens names start omitting any praenomen. Ancient Roman Female Names and Meanings Some ancient Roman female names and their meanings are given below- 1ACQUILINA. By the end of the Republic we find no female praenomina in use.