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NICOMEDES:
Latin form of Greek Nikomedes, meaning
"victory-scheme."
NICON:
Latin form of Greek Nikon, meaning "conquest,
victory."
NICOSTRATUS:
Latin form of Greek Nikostratos, meaning
"victory-army."
NIGELLUS:
Latin form of Norman French Nihel "champion,"
but sometimes used as a diminutive form of the word niger
"black," thus "little black one."
OCEANUS:
Latin form of Greek Okeanos, meaning
"ocean." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Uranus and Gaia,
a Titan god and personification of the ocean once believed to encircle the world.
OCTAVIAN:
Short form of Roman Latin Octavianus, meaning
"eighth."
OCTAVIANUS:
From Roman Latin Octavius, meaning
"eighth."
OCTAVIUS:
Roman family name, derived from the Latin word octavus, meaning
"eighth."
ODOACER:
Latinized form of Germanic Audawakrs,
meaning "watchful of wealth."
OEDIPUS:
Latin form of Greek Oidipous, probably meaning "he who knew the Sphinx's riddle of the
feet." In mythology, this is the name of a king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father and
married his mother after solving the riddle of the Sphinx.
OENEUS:
Latin form of Greek Oineus, possibly meaning
"wine-maker." In mythology, this is the name of a Calydonian
king.
OLYMPUS:
Latin form of Greek Olympos, of unknown etymology,
but usually rendered "home of the
gods." In mythology, this is the name of the legendary mountain or paradise where the gods
were said to live.
ONESIMUS:
Latin form of Greek Onesimos, meaning "profitable,
useful." In the bible, this is the name of an escaped slave.
ONESIPHORUS:
Latin form of Greek Onesiphoros, meaning
"bringer of profit." In the bible, this is the name of a Christian
praised by Paul for his courage and
kindness.
ORLANDUS:
Latin form of German Hrodland,
meaning "famous land."
OSVALDUS:
Latin form of Scandinavian Osvald, meaning "divine power" or "divine ruler."
OVID:
Short form of the Roman family name Ovidius, meaning
"sheep herder." The famous Roman poet's full name was Publius Ovidius Naso. Naso means
"nose" in Latin.
OVIDIUS:
Roman family name derived from Latin ovis ("sheep"), meaning "sheep herder."
PÆON: Latin
form of Greek Paion, meaning "healer."
In mythology, this is the name of a physician god.
PALAEMON:
Latin form of Greek Palaimon, meaning
"wrestler." In mythology, this is the name of a young sea god who
aided sailors in distress.
PALINURUS:
Latin form of Greek Palinouros, possibly
meaning "contrary wind" or "new mountain." In
mythology, this is the name of
the pilot of Aeneas's boat.
PAMPHILUS:
Latin form of Greek Pamphilos, meaning
"friend of all."
PANCRATIUS:
Latin form of Greek Pankratios, meaning
"all power."
PANTALEON:
Latin form of Greek Panteleimon, meaning
"all-merciful."
PANTERA:
Latin form of Greek Pantheras, meaning "all-hunter," i.e.
"panther."
PARACELSUS:
Latin name meaning "equal to or greater than Celsus."
PARAMONUS:
Latin form of Greek Paramonos, meaning either
"constant, enduring" or "beyond Monimos."
PASCHALIS:
Late Latin name derived from the word Pascha, from Hebrew Pesach
("Passover"), hence "Passover;
Easter."
PATRICIUS:
Latin name
meaning "patrician; of noble birth."
PATROCLUS:
Latin form of Greek Patroklos, meaning "glory
of the father." In
mythology, this is the name of the best friend of Achilles.
Both were heroes who fought against the Trojans.
PAULINUS:
Roman family name derived from Latin Paulus,
meaning "small."
PAULUS:
Roman Latin family name derived from a byname meaning "small."
In the bible, this is the name of the author of the 14 epistles of the New Testament.
PEGASUS:
Latin form of Greek Pegasos, meaning "born near the
pege (source of the ocean, spring, or well)." In mythology, this is the
name of a winged horse who was the son of Poseidon and the
Gorgon Medusa, and brother to the
giant Chrysaor. Like Athena,
who was born of Zeus's head, Pegasos and
Chrysaor are said to have been born of Medusa's neck when Perseus
beheaded her. According to Hesiod,
everywhere Pegasus struck hoof to earth an inspiring spring burst forth.
PELAGIUS:
Latin form of Greek Pelagios, meaning "of the
sea."
PEREGRINUS:
Latin name meaning "wanderer."
PERICLES:
Latin form of Greek Perikles, meaning
"surrounded by glory."
PETRONIUS:
Roman name of uncertain derivation but long associated with Latin Petrus
(Greek Petros), meaning "rock,
stone."
PETRUS:
Latin form of Greek Petros, meaning
"rock, stone."
PHAEDRUS:
Latin form of Greek Phaidros, meaning
"bright."
PHANES:
Latin form of Greek Phanês, meaning
"bring to light; make appear." In mythology, this
is the name of the first God to appear at the beginning of creation. According to tradition, he passed the scepter of
kingship to his only child, Nyx, who
passed it on to Ouranos from whom it
was seized by Kronos and finally by Zeus
who devoured Phanes in order to obtain his primal powers. He has been described as a golden-winged hermaphrodite.
PHILANDRUS:
Latin form of Greek Philandros, meaning "with love for
people." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Apollo
and the nymph Acacallis.
PHILETUS:
Latin form of Greek Philetos, meaning
"beloved." In the bible, this is the name of a heretic.
PHILIPPUS:
Latin form of Greek Philippos, meaning "lover of horses."
In the bible, this is the name of one of the 12 apostles of Jesus,
and several other characters.
PHILOCRATES: Latin form of Greek
Philokrates, meaning "friend of power"
or "to love power."
PHILOMELUS:
Latin form of Greek Philomelos, meaning
"friend of ease." In mythology, this is the name of a minor demi-god.
PHILOMENUS:
Latin form of Greek Philomenos, meaning
"friend of ease."
PHILOTHEUS:
Latin form of Greek Philotheos, meaning
"friend of God" or "loves God."
PHOCAS:
Latin form of Greek Phokas, meaning "seal,"
the mammal.
PHOEBUS:
Latin form of Greek Phoibos, meaning "shining
one." In mythology, this is a byname for the sun and for the god Apollo.
PHOENIX:
Latin form of Greek Phoinix, meaning
"crimson." In mythology, this is the name of an immortal bird who
would rise from its own ashes after being consumed by fire every 500 years.
The name has been adopted into English use as a unisex name.
PHOLUS:
Latin form of Greek Pholos, meaning
"of the cave" or "of the den." In mythology, this is the
name of a wise centaur. He was a friend of Hercules
who accidentally poisoned him; he surrendered his immortality to be rid of
the agony of the poison.
PHORCYS:
Latin form of Greek Phorkys, meaning "of the
sea." In mythology, this is an old man ruling over the sea; later he is
described as a god of the hidden dangers of
the deep, a brother of Nereus, and is
depicted as a kind of merman.
PHOTIUS:
Latin form of Greek Photios, meaning
"light."
PHRIXUS:
Latin form of Greek Phrixos, meaning "the ripple
of water in wind; the shivering of skin from fear." In mythology, this is the
name of the twin brother of Helle.
The twins were children of Athamus and
Nephele.
PILATE:
Latin form of Greek Pilatos, possibly meaning "armed with
a javelin or pilum," or perhaps contracted from pileatus,
meaning "wearing the felt cap." Either way, like Torquatus,
the name describes the badge of a slave. In the New Testament
bible, this is the name of the fifth (or sixth) Procurator of the Roman
emperor in Judea and Samaria. Although he saw that Jesus
was innocent, he feared that the Jews would bring an accusation against him
before Cæsar for the wrongs he had
done them, so he delivered him up to be crucified.
PIUS:
Roman Latin name meaning "pious."
PLACIDUS:
Late Latin name meaning "calm, placid."
PLATO:
Latin form of Greek Platon, meaning "broad, flat;
plateau." This is the name of a famous philosopher, and the name of a
crater on the moon which was named after him.
PLINIUS:
Roman family name of unknown meaning.
PLINY:
From the Roman family name Plinius, of unknown
meaning.
PLUTARCH:
From Latin Plutarchus, meaning
"source of wealth."
PLUTARCHUS:
Latin form of Greek Ploutarchos, meaning
"source of wealth."
PLUTO:
Latin form of Greek Plouton, meaning
"wealth." In mythology, this is the name of a god
of the underworld. The planet Pluto was named after him.
POLLUX:
Roman form of Latin Polydeuces (Greek Polydeukes), meaning "very
sweet." In mythology, Castor
("beaver") and Pollux are the twin sons of Jupiter and Leda
and are known as the Dioskouroi
("boys of Zeus") and the Gemini
twins.
POLYDEUCES:
Latin form of Greek Polydeukes, meaning "very
sweet." In mythology, Castor
("beaver") and Pollux are the twin sons of Jupiter
and Leda
and are known as the Dioskouroi ("boys of
Zeus") and the Gemini
twins.
POLYCARP:
Short form of Latin Polycarpus, meaning
"fruitful."
POLYCARPUS:
Latin form of Greek Polykarpos, meaning
"fruitful."
POLYDORUS:
Latin form of Greek Polydoros, meaning "bears many gifts." In mythology, this is the name of
Priam's
youngest son and several other characters.
POMPEIUS:
Roman name possibly derived from the Latin word pompa, from
Greek pompe, meaning "display, solemn procession."
POMPILIUS:
Probably a derivative of Roman Latin Pompeius,
possibly meaning "display, solemn procession."
PONTIUS:
Latin name meaning "of the sea; seaman." In the bible, this was the first name of the Prefect of
the Roman province of Judea, Pontius Pilate.
PONTUS: Latin form of Greek
Pontos, meaning "sea." In mythology, this is the name of
a god of the sea, the father of Nereus,
Phorkys, and other sea-gods. Compare with another
form of Pontus.
PORPHYRIUS:
Latin form of Greek Porphyrios, meaning
"purple."
PORPHYRY:
Short form of Latin Porphyrius, meaning
"purple."
PORCIUS:
Roman family name, meaning "pig."
PORTUMNUS:
Variant form of Roman Portunus, meaning "of
the harbor." In mythology, this is the name of a sea god equated
with Greek Palaemon.
PORTUNUS:
Roman name meaning "of the harbor." In mythology, this is the
name of a sea god equated with Greek Palaemon.
POSEIDON:
Latin form of Greek Poseidôn, meaning "lord, husband."
In mythology, this is the name of a god of horses and the sea, known as the "earth-shaker."
He is equated with Roman Neptune.
POSEIDON:
Latin form of Greek Poseidôn, meaning "lord, husband."
In mythology, this is the name of a god of horses and the sea, known as the "earth-shaker."
He is equated with Roman Neptune.
POSIDONIUS:
Latin form of Greek Posidonios, meaning "of
Poseidon."
A crater on the moon was given this name.
PREMISLAUS:
Latin form of Polish Przemysł, meaning "cunning."
PRIMITIVUS:
Roman name meaning "first-formed."
PRIMUS:
Late Latin name meaning "first."
PRISCUS:
Roman family name, meaning "ancient."
PROCHORUS:
Latin form of Greek Prochoros, meaning "leader of the
dance." In the bible, this is the name of one of the seven deacons
chosen by the church at Jerusalem.
PROCOPIUS:
Latin form of Greek Prokopios, meaning "advance,
progress."
PROMETHEUS:
Latin form of Greek Promêtheus, meaning "forethought." In
mythology, this is the name of the Titan who was punished by Zeus
for stealing fire to give to mankind.
PROSPERUS:
Latin name meaning "fortunate, successful."
PROTEUS:
Latin form of Greek Prôteus, meaning "of
the first." In mythology, this
is the sea god Homer called the
"Old Man of the Sea." Some equate him with the Phoenician sea-god Milk-qart.
PRUDENTIUS:
Late Latin name derived from the word prudens, meaning
"cautious."
PTOLEMAEUS:
Latin form of Greek Ptolemaios, meaning
"aggressive, warlike."
PUBLIUS:
Roman name meaning "public."
PYRRHUS:
Latin form of Greek Pyrrhos, meaning
"flame-like." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Achilles. He was also known as
Neoptolemus.
PYTHIUS:
Latin form of Greek Pythios, possibly meaning
"to rot." In mythology, this is the name of a serpent killed by Apollo
near Delphi. The name then became one of his epithets.
QUINTINUS:
Roman family name derived from Latin Quintus, meaning
"fifth."
QUINTUS:
Roman Latin name meaning "fifth." Sometimes given to the fifth born child.
QUIQUE: Pet form of Roman Latin Quirinus,
meaning "men together." Compare with another form of Quique.
QUIRINUS:
Roman name derived from the Latin element co-viri, meaning "men together."
In mythology, this is the name of a mysterious sea god, probably originally a Sabine god.
RABANUS:
Variant spelling of Latin Hrabanus, meaning
"raven."
RAGUEL:
Latin form of Hebrew Rəuwel, meaning "friend of God." In the
bible, this is the name of several characters, including a son of Esau.
In the
Book of Enoch, this name is included as one of
the seven archangels. He is known as the archangel of fairness, harmony, and
justice; he
oversees the other angels to make sure that they are all working peacefully
together with mankind. All angels and archangels who transgress must face this
angel who passes judgment and issues punishment. He belongs to the choir of
Principalities and is mainly focused on keeping heaven pure of corruption. He is
the angel who carried Enoch to heaven and back to earth. He is identified with
the angel of the 5th Seal in Revelation 6:9-11, and is believed to be the angel
who opens the bottomless pit. He is also sometimes identified with Abaddon,
an angel believed by some to be the devil. There are references to a similar
figure in Babylonian texts which refer to him as Rag or Ragumu, and in Sumerian
texts as Rig.
RAMIRUS:
Latin form of Visigothic Raginmar, meaning
"wise and famous."
RANNULFUS:
Latinized form of Frankish German Rannulf, meaning
"plundering wolf."
RASMUS: Short
form of Latin Erasmus, meaning
"beloved." In use by the Scandinavians.
RASTUS:
Short form of Latin Erastus, meaning
"beloved."
REGINALDUS:
Latin form of Frankish German Raginwald,
meaning "wise
ruler."
REGULUS:
Roman Latin name meaning "ruler."
REMIGIUS:
Roman name derived from Latin remigis, meaning "oarsman."
REMUS:
Roman name derived
from Latin remus, meaning "oar," but sometimes translated
as "swift." In mythology, this is the name of the brother of Romulus.
According to legend, Romulus and Remus were the founders of
Rome.
RENATUS:
Late Latin name meaning "reborn."
REYNALDUS:
Latin form of Norman French Reynold, meaning
"wise ruler."
RICARDUS:
Latin form of Old High German Ricohard, meaning
"powerful ruler."
RIOTHAMUS:
Latin name, possibly meaning "highest leader." This was the name
of a military leader who took part in the Roman campaign against Euric,
king of the Visigoths, and was defeated.
ROBERTUS:
Variant spelling of Latin Rodbertus, meaning
"bright fame."
RODBERTUS:
Latin form of German Hrodebert,
meaning "bright fame."
ROGATUS:
Latin name meaning "prayed for, wished for."
ROGELIUS:
Late Latin name, possibly a diminutive form of Latin Rogatus,
meaning "prayed for, wished for."
ROGELLUS:
Variant spelling of Latin Rogelius, possibly meaning
"prayed for, wished for."
ROGERIUS:
Latin form of Old Norse Hróðgeirr, meaning "famous spear."
ROLLO: Latin form of Old French
Roul, meaning
"famous wolf." Compare with another form of Rollo.
ROMANUS: Latin name meaning "Roman."
ROMULUS:
Roman Latin name meaning "from Rome." In mythology, this is the
name of the brother of Remus.
According to legend, Romulus and Remus were the founders of
Rome.
RUDOLPHUS:
Latin form of Old High German Hrodwulf,
meaning "famous wolf."
RUFINUS:
Roman derivative of Latin Rufus, meaning
"red-haired."
RUFUS:
Latin name meaning "red-haired."
SABINUS:
Roman Latin name meaning "Sabine;
a follower of another religion."
SALOMON:
Medieval Latin form of Greek Solomōn, meaning
"peaceable." In use by the French.
SALVATOR:
Late Latin name meaning "savior."
SANCTIUS:
Late Latin name derived from the word sanctus, meaning
"holy."
SANDALIUS:
Latin form of Gothic Sandulf, meaning "true
wolf."
SATURN:
Roman name derived from Latin Saturnus, possibly
meaning "to sow." In mythology, this is the name of a god of agriculture, after whom a planet in the solar
system was named.
SATURNINUS:
Roman name derived from Latin Saturnus, possibly
meaning "to sow."
SATURNUS: Latin
name derived from the word satus, meaning "to
sow."
SAUL:
Latin form of Greek Saoul/Saulos
and Hebrew Shauwl,
meaning "asked
for, desired." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Kish, and the
Jewish name of the apostle Paul.
SCÆVOLA:
Roman name derived from the Latin word scævus, meaning
"left-handed."
SEBASTIANUS: Latin form of Greek
Sebastianos, meaning "from
Sebaste," a town in Asia Minor.
SECUNDINUS:
Roman family name derived from Latin Secundus, meaning
"second."
SECUNDUS:
Roman Latin name meaning "second."
SELEUCUS:
Latin form of Greek Seleukos, possibly meaning
"to be bright or white." This was the name one of Alexander
the Great's generals. His surname was Nicator,
meaning "the
conqueror."
SENECA:
Roman name derived from the Latin word senectus, meaning
"old."
SEPTIMUS:
Roman Latin name meaning "seventh."
SERAPHINUS:
Late Latin form of Hebrew Saraph, meaning "burning one" or "serpent."
In the bible, this
is the name of an order of
six-winged angels mentioned in Isaiah
6:2.
SERGIUS:
Roman Latin family name, possibly sharing the same etymology as
"sergeant." Originally, a sergeant was a military servant
whose duty it was to enforce judgments of a tribunal.
SERVIUS:
Roman name derived from the Latin word servo, meaning "to
preserve."
SEVERIANUS:
Derived from Roman Latin Severus,
meaning "stern."
SEVERINUS:
Derived from Roman Latin Severus, meaning
"stern."
SEVERUS:
Roman name derived from the Latin word severus, meaning "stern."
SEXTILIUS:
A derivative of Roman Latin Sextus, meaning "sixth."
SEXTUS:
Roman name derived from Latin sextus, meaning "sixth."
SIDONIUS:
Roman family name meaning "of Sidon."
SILENUS:
Latin form of Greek Silenos, meaning "moving
to-and-fro in the wine trough." In mythology, this was
the name of one of the Ipotanes/Sileni, a race of beings having the ears, tail,
and legs of a horse. They were followers of the wine god Dionysos and were said
to have been ugly drunkards. Silenus was the oldest and wisest of the Ipotanes,
possessing the knowledge and power of prophecy.
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