Latin Boy Names With Meanings
83 names with meanings and origins.
Latin names come from ancient Rome and have travelled into many European languages. They often mean light, strength or virtue. These 83 Latin boy names (including unisex names) are listed A to Z; use the letter links to jump to a starting letter.
Top picks
Boy · Latin · “From Hadria”
Boy · Latin · “Great, venerable”
Boy · Latin · “Golden”
Boy · Latin · “Hollow, empty”
Boy · Latin · “Of the Lord”
Boy · Latin · “Bean grower; noble”
Boy · Latin · “Lucky, happy”
Boy · Latin · “Fiery one”
Boy · Latin · “Youthful”
Boy · Latin · “Just, upright”
Boy · Latin · “From Laurentum; crowned with laurel”
Boy · Latin · “Lion”
Boy · Latin · “Light; illumination”
Unisex · Latin · “Light”
Boy · Latin · “Warlike; of Mars”
Boy · Latin · “Greatest”
Boy · Latin · “Soldier; merciful”
Boy · Latin · “Eighth; born eighth”
Boy · Latin · “Olive tree, peace bearer”
Boy · Latin · “Fifth”
Boy · Latin · “Oar”
Boy · Latin · “King”
Boy · Latin · “Citizen of Rome”
Boy · Latin · “Red-haired”
Unisex · Latin · “Wise one, herb”
Boy · Latin · “Of the forest”
Unisex · Latin · “Sun”
Unisex · Latin · “A partner in marriage, Companion, Husband or wife”
Boy · Latin · “Honourable; strong”
Boy · Latin · “Strong; healthy”
Boy · Latin · “Strong, healthy”
Boy · Latin · “Winner, conqueror”
Boy · Latin · “Conquering”
Boy · Latin · “Abundant”
Boy · Latin · “Place of the skull”
Boy · Latin · “Head”
Boy · Latin · “Hooded”
Boy · Latin · “Blind (variant of Cecil)”
Boy · Latin · “Hot”
Boy · Latin · “Office holder (variant of Chancellor)”
Boy · Latin · “Follower of Christ”
Boy · Latin · “Born at the crossroads”
Boy · Latin · “Spear”
Boy · Latin · “Growing”
Boy · Latin · “Golden”
Unisex · Latin · “River”
Unisex · Latin · “Day”
Unisex · Latin · “Of the Lord (variant of Dominic)”
Unisex · Latin · “Elevated, noble”
Boy · Latin · “Bronze beard”
Boy · Latin · “Hairy (variant of Esau)”
Boy · Latin · “Scale, balance”
Unisex · Latin · “Life”
Boy · Latin · “Bean grower”
Boy · Latin · “Bean grower”
Boy · Latin · “Bean grower”
Boy · Latin · “Craftsman”
Boy · Latin · “Craftsman”
Boy · Latin · “Maker”
Boy · Latin · “Truthful, just”
Boy · Latin · “Bean grower”
Boy · Latin · “Young deer”
Boy · Latin · “Happy, fortunate”
Boy · Latin · “Happy”
Boy · Latin · “Faithful, loyal”
Boy · Latin · “Faithful”
Boy · Latin · “Flourishing”
Boy · Latin · “Flourishing”
Boy · Latin · “Fortunate”
Boy · Latin · “Free man”
Boy · Latin · “Shining, brilliant”
Boy · Latin · “Joyful, happy”
Boy · Latin · “Just, fair”
Boy · Latin · “Fiery”
Boy · Latin · “Fiery”
Boy · Latin · “Fiery”
Boy · Latin · “Fiery”
Boy · Latin · “Nightmare demon”
Boy · Latin · “God is gracious”
Boy · Latin · “Of Jupiter”
Unisex · Latin · “Young”
Unisex · Latin · “Alert”
Boy · Latin · “Quasi-stellar object”
Latin naming traditions
Roman citizens used a three-part name: a personal name (praenomen) like Marcus, a clan name (nomen) like Julius, and a family branch name (cognomen) like Caesar. Roman women usually took the feminine form of their father's clan name, which is why so many girls' names end in -ia, such as Julia, Claudia and Cornelia. Many Latin names describe a quality or a birth order, like Clement (merciful), Felix (lucky) or Octavia (eighth), and they spread through Europe via saints and the Church.
Common questions
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