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This section includes the first names used in ancient Rome (Ancient Roman names) and the early Christian Roman Empire (Late Roman names). This section also includes the names that appear in the Roman mythology.
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Browse Roman male and female names by alphabetical order to find out the meanings of the names. Click on the first letter of the name you're looking for.
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The language of Rome was Latin, and although the Romans did borrow some names from the Etruscans and the Oscans, the names were Latinized and used extensively by Latin-speaking Roman communities. Given names were rarely used in the public sphere; most people were referred to by their family and clan names.
In addition, many people would share the most popular names, making the name useless to distinguish between people. Roman names today, however, are considerably more unique than they were in their original incarnations.
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