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EFREM:
Latin form of
Greek Ephraim,
meaning "double-land;
twin-land." In the bible, this is the
name of the second
son of Joseph and a grandson of
Jacob.
EGIDIUS:
Variant spelling of Latin Ægidius, meaning
"kid; young goat" or "shield of
goatskin."
EGNATIUS:
Old Roman family name, possibly derived from Latin ignotus,
meaning "unknowing."
ELEUTHERIUS:
Latin form of Greek Eleutherios,
meaning "the liberator." In
mythology, this is the name by which Dionysus
and Cupid
(Eros) were
sometimes referred.
ELIANUS:
Variant spelling of the Roman Latin Ælianus,
meaning
"sun."
ELIGIUS:
Latin name derived from the word eligere, meaning
"to choose."
ELPIDIUS:
Latin form of Greek Elpidios,
meaning "hope."
EMERICUS:
Variant spelling of Latin Americus,
meaning "work-power."
EMIDIUS:
Variant spelling of Latin Emygdius,
meaning
"half-god, demigod."
EMMANUEL:
Latin form of Greek Emmanouel,
meaning "God is with us." In the Old Testament
bible, this
is the name of the promised
Messiah as prophesied by Isaiah.
In the New Testament, it is a name given to Christ
by Matthew. In
use by the English and French.
EMYGDIUS:
Variant spelling of Latin Hemigidius,
meaning "half-god, demigod." This is the name
of a German martyred
saint who is supposed to provide protection from
earthquakes.
ENNIUS:
Roman Latin name, possibly meaning
"predestined" or "favorite of God."
EOLUS:
Variant spelling of Latin Æolus,
meaning "nimble;
quick-moving."
EPAPHRODITUS:
Latin form of Greek Epaphroditos,
meaning "devotee of Aphrodite." In the bible, this is the
name of an associate of Paul
in the ministry.
EPHESIUS:
Latin name meaning "from Ephesus," a city in
Ionia.
EPHREM:
Latin form of Greek Ephraim,
meaning "double-land;
twin-land." In the bible, this is the
name of the second
son of Joseph.
EPICTETUS:
Latin form of Greek Epiktetos,
meaning "newly acquired."
ERASMUS:
Latin form of Greek Erasmos, meaning
"beloved."
ERASTUS:
Latin form of Greek Erastos, meaning "beloved." In
the bible, this is the name of the chamberlain of the city of Corinth
and one of Paul's
disciples.
EREBUS:
Latin form of Greek Erebos,
meaning "darkness." In mythology, this is the
name of the offspring of Chaos,
brother of Nyx,
and father of Æther.
He is the personification of primordial darkness. In
later legends Erebos became the name of a place
in Hades, the
underworld.
ERNESTUS:
Latin form of German Ernust, meaning
"battle (to the death), serious business."
ETHER: Variant spelling
of Latin Æther, a
form
of Greek Aither,
meaning "bright, upper air." In mythology,
this is the name of one
of the first gods, the son of Erebus
and Nyx. He is
the god of the pure, upper air that only the gods
breathe, as opposed to the gloomy, lower "aer"
breathed by mortals.
EUCLID:
Latin form of Greek Eukleides,
meaning "good glory."
EUGENIUS:
Latin form of Irish
Gaelic Eóghan
and Scottish Gaelic Eòghan, meaning "born of
yew."
Latin form of
Greek Eugenios, meaning
"well born."
EULALIUS:
Latin form of Greek Eulalios,
meaning "well-spoken."
EUPHEMIUS:
Latin form of Greek Euphemios, meaning "Well I speak."
EUSEBIUS:
Latin form of Greek Eusebios,
meaning "pious."
EUSTACHIUS:
Latin form of Greek Eustakhios,
meaning "fruitful."
EUSTORGIUS:
Latin form of Greek Eustorgios,
meaning "content."
EUTHYMIUS:
Latin form of Greek Euthymios,
meaning "good-spirited."
EUTROPIUS:
Latin form of Greek Eutropios,
meaning
"versatile."
EUTYCHIUS:
Latin form of Greek Eutychios,
meaning "fortunate."
EVANDER: Roman
Latin form of Greek Euandros,
meaning "good man." In mythology, this is the
name of an Arcadian hero who fought in the Trojan
war and founded a city in Italy where Rome was later
built.
EVANGELUS:
Latin form of Greek Evangelos,
meaning "good angel" or "good messenger."
EVARISTUS:
Latin form of Greek Euaristos,
meaning "well-pleasing."
FABIANUS:
Latin name,
meaning "like Fabius."
FABIUS:
Roman name derived from Latin faba, meaning "bean."
FABRICIUS:
Roman family name derived from Latin faber, meaning
"craftsman, smith."
FAUNUS:
Roman Latin name meaning "to favor." In mythology, this is the
name of the
father of Fauna
and Latinus by the nymph Marica
who was also sometimes said to be his mother. His Greek name is Pan.
FAUST:
Short form of Roman Latin Faustus, meaning
"lucky." In the German classic legend, Faust was a
character who made a pact with the Devil.
FAUSTINUS:
A derivative of Roman Latin Faustus, meaning
"lucky."
FAUSTULUS:
A derivative of Roman Latin Faustus, meaning
"lucky." In mythology, this is the name of the shepherd who found and raised the twin infants
Romulus
and Remus.
FAUSTUS:
Roman Latin name meaning "lucky."
FELICIANUS:
Roman name derived from Latin Felix,
meaning "happy" or "lucky."
FELIX:
Latin name meaning "happy" or "lucky." In the bible,
this is the name of a Roman procurator of Judea.
FEROX:
Latin name meaning "the arrogant one" or "the obstinate
one."
FESTUS:
Roman Latin name derived from the word festus, meaning "festival."
In the bible, this is the name of the successor of Felix,
the procurator of Judea who
refused to bow to the pressure of the Jews who wanted him to condemn St.
Paul to death for preaching. He is also known by the name Porcius.
FIDELIS:
Latin name meaning "faithful."
FIDO:
Latin name meaning "I trust." Once a popular name for dogs.
FILBERTUS:
Latin form of German Filabert, meaning "very
bright."
FIRMINUS:
Latin name derived from the word firmus, meaning "firm,
steadfast."
FLAVIAN:
Variant form of Roman Latin Flavius,
meaning "yellow hair."
FLAVIUS:
Roman gens name derived from Latin flavus ("yellow"),
meaning "yellow hair."
FLORENTIUS:
Latin name derived from the word florens, meaning
"blossoming."
FLORIAN:
Short form of Roman Latin Florianus, meaning
"flower."
FLORIANUS:
Roman name derived from Latin flos, meaning "flower."
FORTUNATUS:
Latin name derived from the word fortuna, meaning
"fortunate; happy; well freighted." In the bible, this is the name of a man who, along with
Achaicus and Stephanas,
carried a letter from the Corinthians to Paul
and back again.
FRANCISCUS:
Latin name meaning "French."
FREDERICUS:
Latin form of German Frideric,
meaning "peaceful ruler."
FRIGIDIAN:
Roman name derived from Latin frigidus, meaning "cold."
FRITHUNANTUS:
Latin form of Visigothic Frithnanth, meaning
"ardent for peace."
FULGENTIUS:
Latin name derived from the word fulgens, meaning
"shining."
FULVIUS:
Roman name derived from Latin fulvus, meaning
"yellow."
GABINUS:
Latin name meaning "of Gabium."
GABRIELUS:
Latin form of Greek Gabriēl,
meaning "man of God" or "warrior of God."
GAHERIS:
Latinized form of French Gahariet, meaning
"old."
GAIUS:
Variant spelling of Roman Latin Gavius, meaning
"lord." In the New
Testament bible, this is the name of a man from Derbe, a man of Corinth, an
unknown Christian to whom John's third
epistle is addressed, and a Macedonian who accompanied Paul
in his travels.
GALENUS:
Masculine form of Roman Latin Galene,
meaning "calm seas."
GALLUS:
Roman Latin name meaning "rooster."
GAVIUS:
Latin name derived from gaudare, meaning "lord."
GEMINI:
From Latin geminus meaning "twin." In Astrology, it is a
zodiac sign. In Astronomy, it is the name of a constellation. In Roman
mythology, Castor and Pollux
are the Gemini twins, the sons of Leda,
brothers to Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. In
Greek they are called the Dioskouroi.
GENNADIUS:
Latin form of Greek Gennadios, meaning
"noble."
GENTIUS:
Latin name of the last king of the Illyrians, meaning "gentian
flower" or "(well)-born."
GEORGIUS:
Latin form of Greek Georgios, meaning
"earth-worker, farmer."
GERALDUS:
Latin form of German Gairovald, meaning
"spear ruler."
GERMANUS:
Roman name meaning "from Germany." It is uncertain whether the
name Germanus is related to the Latin word germanus, meaning "blood
relation" or "brother."
GERONTIUS:
Latin name meaning "like an old man."
GERVASIUS:
Latin form of German Gervas, meaning "spear
servant."
GIERONYMUS:
Latin form of Greek Hieronymos,
meaning "holy name."
GILEBERTUS:
Latin form of Old High German Gisilbert,
meaning "pledge-bright."
GILIBERTUS:
Variant spelling of Latin Gilebertus, meaning
"pledge-bright."
GILLEBERTUS:
Variant spelling of Latin Gilebertus,
meaning "pledge-bright."
GLAUCIA:
Roman name derived from the Latin word glaucus, meaning
"bluish-gray."
GORDIAN:
Short form of Roman Gordianus, meaning
"from Gordium."
GORDIANUS:
Roman name meaning "from Gordium."
GRACILIS:
Roman Latin name meaning "slender."
GRATIAN:
Short form of Roman Latin Gratianus, meaning
"pleasing, agreeable."
GRATIANUS:
Roman name derived from Latin gratus, meaning "pleasing,
agreeable."
GREGORIUS:
Latin form of Greek Gregorios, meaning
"watchful; vigilant."
GRIFFINUS:
Variant spelling of Latin Gruffinus, meaning
"(?) chief/lord."
GRUFFINUS:
Medieval Latin form of Welsh Gruffudd, meaning
"(?) chief/lord."
GUILLELMUS:
Variant form of Latin Wilhelmus,
meaning "will-helmet."
GUNDISALVUS: Latinized
form of Visigothic Gundisalv, meaning "battle
genius; war elf."
GURGANUS:
Latinized form of Welsh Gwrgenau, meaning
"ferocious warrior."
GURGINTIUS:
This is the name of a legendary king of the Britons who was preceded by Clotenus
and succeeded by Merianus. Like Gurganus,
it is probably a Latin form of Welsh Gwrgenau,
meaning "ferocious warrior."
GUSTAVUS:
Latin form of Teutonic Chustaffus,
meaning "meditation staff."
HADES:
Latin form of Greek Hadēs, meaning "unseen."
In mythology, this is the name of the god of the underworld, brother of Zeus
and husband of Persephone. In
the New Testament bible, Hades is associated with Orcus, the realm of the dead, the
infernal regions where disembodied spirits live, a dark and dismal place in
the depths of the earth. Only later was Hades described as the grave, death,
and hell.
HADRIAN:
Short form of Roman Latin Hadrianus, meaning
"from Hadria."
HADRIANUS:
Roman Latin name meaning "from Hadria." Some derived Hadria
from Greek adros, meaning "great" or "wealthy."
HAMPUS:
Latin form of Old High German Hampe, meaning "bright
home." In use by the Swedish.
HASDRUBAL:
Latin form of Phoenician Azruba'al,
meaning "help of Ba'al." This
was the name of the brother of Hannibal.
HECTOR: Latin form of Greek
Hektor, meaning "defend; hold
fast." Compare with another form of Hector.
HEIRONYMUS:
Latin form of Greek Hieronymos, meaning "holy
name."
HELIER:
Latin form of French Alaire, meaning "joyful;
happy."
HELIODORUS:
Latin form of Greek Heliodoros,
meaning "gift of the sun."
HELLADIUS:
Latin form of Greek Helladios, meaning "of
Greece."
HEMIGIDIUS:
Latin name meaning "half-god; demigod."
HENRICUS:
Latin form of German Heinrich, meaning "home-ruler."
HEPHAESTUS:
Latin form of Greek Hephaistos, possibly meaning
"seven." In mythology, this is the name of the lame god of artisans, craftsmen, metallurgy and fire.
His Roman name is Vulcan. It was
from the forge of this god that Prometheus
stole fire to give to man. He is also known by the epithet "both feet
crooked."
HERACLEITUS:
Latin form of Greek Herakleitos, meaning
"glory of Hera."
HERACLITUS:
Variant spelling of Latin Heracleitus, meaning "glory
of Hera."
HERBERTUS:
Latin form of Old High German Heribert, meaning
"bright army."
HERCULES:
Latin form of Greek Herakles, meaning "glory of
Hera."
In mythology, this is the name of a son of Zeus by
the mortal woman Alcmene. He is
noted
for his exceptional physical strength and the twelve labors he
completed after which he was made a god.
HERMANUS:
Latin form of German Hermann,
meaning "army man."
HERMES:
Latin form of Greek Hermês, meaning "of the earth." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Zeus and Maia.
HERMINIUS:
Roman Latin name, possibly derived from the name of the god Hermes,
meaning "of the Earth." In mythology, this is the name of one of Aeneas'
warriors who was killed by Catillus, a warrior from Tibur.
HERMOCRATES:
Latin form of Greek Hermokrates, meaning "power of Hermes."
HERMOLAUS:
Latin form of Greek Hermolaos, meaning "people
of Hermes."
HEROD:
Latin form of Greek Herodes, meaning "sprung
from a hero." In the bible, this is the name of the king who ordered the slaughter
of all male children "two years old and under."
HERODOTUS:
Latin form of Greek Herodotos, meaning
"hero-given."
HIERONYMUS:
Latin form of Greek Hieronymos, meaning "holy
name."
HILARIUS:
Latin form of Greek Hilarion, meaning "joyful;
happy."
HIPPOCRATES:
Latin form of Greek Hippokrates, meaning
"horse power."
HIPPOLYTUS:
Latin form of Greek Hippolytos, meaning
"horse-freer."
HOMERUS:
Latin form of Greek Homeros, meaning
"hostage."
HONORATUS:
Roman name derived from Latin Honorus,
meaning "honor, valor."
HONORIUS:
Latin name derived from the word honor, meaning "honor,
valor."
HONORUS:
Contracted form of Latin Honorius, meaning "honor,
valor."
HORATIUS:
Roman Latin name meaning "has good eyesight."
HORTENSIUS:
Roman name derived from Latin hortus, meaning
"garden."
HORUS: Latin
form of Greek Horos, meaning "the distant
one." In mythology, this is the name of the son
of Isis, a falcon-headed god of the
sky.
HRABANUS:
Latin form of Germanic Hraban, meaning
"raven."
HUBERTUS:
Latinized form of German Huppert or
Hupprecht,
meaning
"bright heart/mind/spirit."
HUGO:
Latin form of Old French Hugon, meaning "heart,"
"mind," or "spirit."
HUMBERTUS:
Latin form of German Humbryct, possibly meaning
"bright support."
HUMFRIDUS:
Variant spelling of Latin Hunfridus, meaning
"giant peace."
HUNFRIDUS:
Latin form of Norman Germanic Hunfrid, meaning
"giant peace."
HYACINTHUS:
Latin form of Greek Hyakinthos, meaning
"hyacinth flower." In Greek mythology, this is the name of a youth loved by
Apollo
who accidentally killed him, after which the hyacinth flower sprouted
from his blood.
HYGINUS:
Latin form of Greek Hyginos, meaning
"healthy."
HYMAN: Variant spelling of Latin Hymen, meaning "bridal
song" or "wedding song." Compare with another form of Hyman.
HYMEN: Latin form of Greek
Hymên, meaning "bridal
song" or "wedding song."
HYMENAEUS:
Latin form of Greek Hymenaios, meaning "bridal
song" or "wedding song." In mythology, this is the name of a
god of marriage.
HYPATIUS:
Latin form of Greek Hypatios, meaning
"most high, supreme."
HYPATUS:
Latin form of Greek Hypatos,
meaning
"most high, supreme."
IACCHUS:
Latin form of Greek Iakkhos, meaning "to
shout." In Greek mythology, this is an epithet of the god Dionysos,
associated with the Eleusinian mysteries.
IACOBUS:
Latin form of Greek Iakobos, meaning "supplanter."
IACOMUS:
Variant spelling of Latin Iacobus, meaning "supplanter."
IANUARIUS:
Roman Latin name for the month of "January," derived from the name
of the god Ianus (Janus),
meaning "door, gate" or "archway." The month of January was named
after this god.
IANUS:
Roman name derived from the Latin word ianua, meaning
"door, gate" or "archway." In mythology, this is the name of a
two-faced god of gateways. With his two faces he looks
into the past and future simultaneously. The month of January was named
after this god.
ICARUS:
Latin form of Greek Ikaros, meaning
"follower."
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