Latin Boy Names
1537 latin boy names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
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Say a Latin boy name in a crowded room and nobody asks you to spell it. That is the whole appeal: strength without strain, tradition without dust. James has been steady for generations and shows no sign of tiring, Oliver climbed to the very top of the American charts, and Lucas manages to sound both ancient and completely current. Add Leo (lion), three letters that punch far above their weight, and you have the core of the Latin boy names parents keep coming back to — names that will survive a kindergarten roll call, a college application and a nameplate on a door.
The more textured picks are worth a slower look. Sebastian and Julian bring a certain old-world elegance that never tips into precious, while Santiago and Luca carry Spanish and Italian warmth straight from the same root stock. For something with a surname edge, Bennett (blessed) and Miles read polished and a little literary. And if you want the boldest option on the page, Roman says exactly what it is — unapologetic, cinematic, and surprisingly wearable on a small boy.
Every name below opens to its full page — a sourced meaning, its journey out of Rome and into English, its U.S. popularity, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it before you fall for it.
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Lawerence#13234 in the U.S.A metathesized spelling of Lawrence, from the Latin Laurentius, 'man from Laurentum,' a town li▶Vernal#13257 in the U.S.Vernal comes directly from Latin vernalis, 'of spring', from ver, 'spring'; it is one of a smal▶Latavious#13270 in the U.S.Latavious is a coined American boy's name pairing the La- prefix with the -tavious sound of Oct▶Lemarcus#13288 in the U.S.Lemarcus joins the popular Le- prefix to the classical Marcus. Marcus is a Roman name tradition▶Mart#13306 in the U.S.Mart is a short form of Martin, from the Latin Martinus, 'of Mars' - the Roman god of war - so ▶Markcus#13324 in the U.S.Markcus is a respelling of Marcus, an old Roman given name generally traced to Mars, the Roman ▶Kreedence#13334 in the U.S.Kreedence respells credence, an English word from Latin credentia, 'belief, trust' (from creder▶Lauren#13371 in the U.S.Lauren descends from Laurence/Laurent, from Latin Laurentius, 'man from Laurentum' — a town who▶Laurenzo#13372 in the U.S.Laurenzo is an English respelling of Lorenzo, the Italian and Spanish form of Latin Laurentius,▶Leonzo#13374 in the U.S.A modern given name blending Leon ('lion') with the -zo ending of Lorenzo and Enzo. As used her▶Maurico#13377 in the U.S.Maurico is a variant of the Spanish Mauricio, itself from the Late Latin Mauritius, 'Moorish' o▶Leonas#13387 in the U.S.Leonas is the Lithuanian form of Leo/Leon, from Latin leo and Greek leon, 'lion'. Lithuanian ad▶Leonnel#13388 in the U.S.Leonnel is a spelling of Lionel — an Old French diminutive of Leon, from Latin leo, 'lion'. The▶Laquinton#13390 in the U.S.Laquinton is an invented American name that adds the La- prefix to Quinton, an English surname ▶Levis#13391 in the U.S.Levis is built on Levi, the Hebrew name meaning 'joined, attached' — Jacob's third son and the ▶Loran#13395 in the U.S.Loran is a spelling of Loren or Lauren, from the Latin Laurentius, 'man of Laurentum,' a town w▶Lorenso#13396 in the U.S.Lorenso is a spelling of Lorenzo, the Italian and Spanish form of the Latin Laurentius, meaning▶Lienzo#13397 in the U.S.Lienzo is the Spanish word for a canvas or a length of linen — from Latin linteum, 'linen cloth▶Minor#13398 in the U.S.Minor is a surname and word-name from Latin minor, 'lesser, younger'. As an English surname it ▶Lionell#13401 in the U.S.Lionell is a double-l spelling of Lionel, an Old French diminutive of Leon, from Latin leo, 'li▶Livio#13404 in the U.S.Livio is the Italian form of Livius, the name of an ancient Roman gens — the family of the hist▶Martese#13415 in the U.S.Martese is a modern coinage in the Mar- family, alongside Martez, Marquis, and Martel. The Mar-▶Martice#13416 in the U.S.Martice is a coined American name in the same family as Martez and Marquis, joining the Mar- el▶Maejor#13426 in the U.S.Maejor is a modern respelling of Major, from the Latin maior, 'greater,' also used as a militar▶Maurio#13432 in the U.S.Maurio extends Mauro with an added -io ending; Mauro itself comes from the Latin maurus, descri▶Natale#13433 in the U.S.Natale is an Italian name meaning 'Christmas', from Latin natalis (dies), '(day) of birth' - th▶Maurisio#13434 in the U.S.Maurisio is a phonetic respelling of Mauricio, the Spanish form of Maurice, from the Latin Maur▶Majoure#13439 in the U.S.Majoure is a recent American coinage that dresses the word Major — from Latin maior, 'greater' ▶Maxel#13440 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining Max (from Maximus/Maximilian, 'greatest') with an Axel-style -el endin▶Marcelous#13443 in the U.S.Marcelous reads as a spelling of Marcellus, a Latin diminutive of Marcus tied to Mars, the Roma▶Marque#13449 in the U.S.Marque is a French-looking spelling read like 'Mark'; it sits in the Marcus/Marquis family, whe▶Mano#13450 in the U.S.Mano is chiefly a Spanish short form of Manuel — from Hebrew Immanuel, 'God is with us'. It is ▶Marcelus#13453 in the U.S.Marcelus spells Marcellus, the Latin diminutive of Marcus — 'little Marcus' — and Marcus itself▶Marchello#13454 in the U.S.Marchello respells the Italian Marcello, from Latin Marcellus, 'little Marcus' — Marcus from Ma▶Marcin#13455 in the U.S.Marcin is the Polish form of Martin, from Latin Martinus, a name derived from Mars, the Roman g▶Marck#13456 in the U.S.Marck is a modern spelling of Mark, the English form of Latin Marcus, which derives from Mars, ▶Markelle#13459 in the U.S.Markelle joins Mark — from Latin Marcus, 'of Mars' — to the -elle/-ell ending that runs through▶Markian#13460 in the U.S.Markian is the Ukrainian form of Marcian, from Latin Marcianus, 'belonging to Marcus' — and Mar▶Maro#13462 in the U.S.Maro is a Roman cognomen, most famously the third name of the poet Virgil — Publius Vergilius M▶Marselo#13465 in the U.S.Marselo is a phonetic respelling of Marcelo, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Latin Marcellus▶Martyn#13467 in the U.S.Martyn is the Welsh spelling of Martin, from Latin Martinus, derived from Mars, the Roman god o▶Mariel#13480 in the U.S.Mariel is usually a girl's name - an elaboration of Marie/Maria (ultimately from the Hebrew Mir▶Maxamillion#13485 in the U.S.Maxamillion is a modern respelling of Maximilian, a Latin name built on maximus, 'greatest'. Th▶Maximilano#13488 in the U.S.Maximilano is a spelling variant of Maximiliano, the Spanish form of Maximilian, from Latin max▶Noal#13491 in the U.S.Noal is a variant spelling of Noel, which comes from the Old French 'noel', itself from Latin '▶Mayjor#13492 in the U.S.Mayjor is a modern respelling of Major, the military rank and English word from Latin maior, 'g▶Lamarius#13502 in the U.S.Lamarius is a modern American name built from the fashionable La- prefix and a -marius base ech▶Michaelanthony#13513 in the U.S.Michaelanthony is a combination name, joining Michael — Hebrew Mikha'el, 'who is like God?' — w▶Lazarius#13519 in the U.S.Lazarius is an elaborated, Latin-styled form of Lazarus, itself from the Hebrew Eleazar, 'God h▶Pat#13520 in the U.S.Pat is the clipped everyday form of Patrick, from Latin patricius, 'a nobleman, a patrician.' L▶Milez#13522 in the U.S.Milez is a modern respelling of Miles, a name whose roots are long debated: it has been tied to▶Morrie#13539 in the U.S.Morrie is an affectionate short form of Morris or Maurice, from Latin Maurus, 'dark-skinned; Mo▶Liborio#13542 in the U.S.Liborio is the Italian and Spanish form of the Latin Liborius, a saint's name of uncertain but ▶Pol#13559 in the U.S.The Catalan form of Paul (and also the Breton Pol), from the Latin Paulus, 'small; humble'. A c▶Lucy#13560 in the U.S.From Latin lux, 'light', through Lucia, the feminine of Lucius. Long associated with Saint Lucy▶Placido#13587 in the U.S.Placido, in Spanish written Plácido, means 'calm' or 'serene,' from the Latin placidus, 'gentle▶Nygel#13594 in the U.S.Nygel is a respelling of Nigel, a name that reached England through Latin Nigellus, a little-da▶Quantavius#13600 in the U.S.Quantavius is a modern African American coinage that fronts a Qua-/Quan- opening onto a -tavius▶Octaviano#13603 in the U.S.Octaviano is the Spanish form of Octavian, from the Roman family name Octavius, built on Latin ▶Oliverio#13606 in the U.S.The Spanish and Italian form of Oliver, linked to the olive tree — a symbol of peace — and to r▶Markee#13616 in the U.S.Markee is a phonetic spelling read either as Markie, a pet form of Mark - from Latin 'Marcus', ▶Padraic#13636 in the U.S.Padraic is an Irish form of Patrick — from the Latin Patricius, 'nobleman' or 'patrician', the ▶Patric#13646 in the U.S.Patric is a trimmed spelling of Patrick, from Latin patricius, 'nobleman, patrician.' The saint▶Patrice#13647 in the U.S.The French form used for men, from the Latin patricius, 'noble; patrician' — the masculine coun▶Lary#13648 in the U.S.Lary is a single-r spelling of Larry, the familiar pet form of Lawrence (Laurence). Lawrence co▶Laterrance#13651 in the U.S.Laterrance is a modern American name that adds the La- prefix to Terrance, itself from the Roma▶Merek#13661 in the U.S.Merek is most readily read as a spelling of Marek, the Polish and Czech form of Mark, which com▶Ora#13661 in the U.S.Ora is Hebrew for 'light' (feminine of or). It has also been read as Latin ora ('pray' or 'coas▶Pablito#13679 in the U.S.The Spanish diminutive of Pablo, itself from Latin Paulus ('small; humble'). Pablito is an affe▶Paschal#13683 in the U.S.From Latin paschalis, 'relating to Easter,' which comes through Greek pascha from Hebrew Pesach▶Ruffin#13684 in the U.S.Ruffin is a French and English surname derived from Rufinus, a diminutive of the Latin Rufus, '▶Pluto#13693 in the U.S.From Latin Pluto, Greek Plouton — the god of the underworld and the dead, whose name means 'the▶Prime#13701 in the U.S.The English word prime, from Latin primus, 'first.' It carries the senses 'first in rank; of th▶Primo#13702 in the U.S.From Italian primo, 'first,' from Latin primus — traditionally given to a firstborn son. In Spa▶Renat#13718 in the U.S.A Russian and Tatar name from the Latin Renatus, 'reborn; born again.' In the Soviet era it was▶Remedy#13750 in the U.S.Remedy is the English word for a cure or healing, from Latin remedium ('cure'), built on mederi▶Mareo#13759 in the U.S.Mareo can be read as a respelling of Mario, from the Roman family name Marius, or as a Japanese▶Stanislaus#13788 in the U.S.Stanislaus is the Latinized form of the Slavic Stanisław — from stani, 'become/stand', and slav▶Romain#13790 in the U.S.Romain is the French form of the Latin Romanus, 'Roman; of Rome'. It has been used in France si▶Romie#13794 in the U.S.Romie is a nickname-style name, standing in for Roman or Romeo (from Latin Romanus, 'of Rome') ▶Romon#13800 in the U.S.Romon reads as a respelling caught between Ramon and Roman. Ramon is the Spanish form of Raymon▶Orlo#13802 in the U.S.Orlo is a rare antique name most often connected to the Latin/Italian sense of 'gold' (compare ▶Perfecto#13812 in the U.S.Perfecto is a Spanish given name meaning 'perfect' or 'complete,' from the Latin perfectus; it ▶Tarance#13818 in the U.S.Tarance is a spelling of Terrance or Terrence, from the ancient Roman family name Terentius. Th▶Saturnino#13822 in the U.S.Saturnino is the Spanish and Italian form of the Latin Saturninus, 'belonging to Saturn,' the R▶Sailas#13824 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Silas, the New Testament name of Paul's travelling companion. Silas is usu▶Quenten#13836 in the U.S.Quenten is a variant spelling of Quentin, from the Roman name Quintus, 'fifth', once given to a▶Severo#13843 in the U.S.The Spanish and Italian form of Severus, from the Latin severus, 'severe; stern; serious.' A st▶Tibor#13846 in the U.S.Tibor is a traditional Hungarian name from the Latin Tiburtius, meaning 'of Tibur', an ancient ▶Sergey#13860 in the U.S.The Russian form of Sergius, an ancient Roman family name (gens Sergia) whose meaning is not se▶Serjio#13861 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Sergio, the Spanish and Italian form of Latin Sergius — an old Roman fam▶Severiano#13862 in the U.S.From Latin Severianus, an extension of Severus — 'stern; serious; grave'. The Roman cognomen wa▶Severino#13863 in the U.S.From Latin Severinus, a diminutive-style extension of Severus, 'stern; serious; grave'. Saint S▶Silvanus#13896 in the U.S.From the Latin silva, 'a wood/forest'; the Roman god of forests, fields, and boundaries (also a▶Sincer#13906 in the U.S.Sincer is a trimmed spelling of Sincere, one of the modern virtue names drawn straight from an ▶Tarrance#13906 in the U.S.A spelling of Terrence, from the old Roman family name Terentius, of uncertain meaning (sometim▶Tarrence#13907 in the U.S.Tarrence is a respelling of Terrence, the English form of the old Roman clan name Terentius. Th▶Romolo#13920 in the U.S.Romolo is the Italian form of Romulus, the legendary twin who, with Remus, founded Rome and bec▶Valin#13925 in the U.S.Valin is used along a few routes: as a short modern name suggesting Latin valens, 'strong' or '▶Victormanuel#13952 in the U.S.Victormanuel joins two classic Spanish given names written as one. Victor comes from the Latin ▶Terrian#13961 in the U.S.Terrian reads as an extended form of Terry or Terrance, names that trace back to the Roman fami▶Tavius#13971 in the U.S.Most often a clipped form of Octavius, the Roman name meaning 'eighth' — traditionally given to▶Torres#13990 in the U.S.A very common Spanish surname meaning 'towers' (from Latin turris, 'tower'), often marking a fa▶Satchel#13993 in the U.S.Satchel is a word name taken from the everyday satchel, a small carrying bag, which reaches Eng▶Toribio#14008 in the U.S.Toribio is the Spanish form of the Latin name Turibius, borne by Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, t▶Yuli#14023 in the U.S.A short form of Yuliy/Julio (from the Latin Julius, 'youthful; downy-bearded'); also used as a ▶Tyro#14051 in the U.S.An English word name. A tyro is a beginner or novice, from Latin tiro, 'young soldier; new recr▶Valens#14061 in the U.S.A Latin name and Roman cognomen meaning 'strong; healthy; vigorous', from valere, 'to be strong▶Valery#14062 in the U.S.Valery (Valeriy) is a genuine and long-established Russian boy's name from the Latin Valerius, ▶Venus#14071 in the U.S.From Latin venus, 'love; desire; charm' — the name of the Roman goddess of love and beauty, and▶Vero#14074 in the U.S.Usually read from Latin verus, 'true' (Italian and Spanish vero, 'true'), giving a clean 'true'▶Vicent#14076 in the U.S.The Catalan and Valencian form of Vincent, from the Latin Vincentius, from vincere, 'to conquer▶Victorio#14077 in the U.S.A Spanish and Italian elaboration of Victor, from Latin victor, 'conqueror; winner', with the s▶Vinn#14086 in the U.S.A respelling of Vin, the short form of Vincent (Latin vincere, 'to conquer') or Vinny. The doub▶Violet#14088 in the U.S.A flower name from Latin viola, 'violet', by way of Old French violette. It is overwhelmingly a▶Vitor#14091 in the U.S.The Portuguese form of Victor, from Latin victor, 'conqueror; winner'. It is a common name in P▶Terren#14107 in the U.S.Terren is a trimmed form of Terrence, from the Roman clan name Terentius, whose old meaning is ▶Ygnacio#14121 in the U.S.Ygnacio is an older Spanish spelling of Ignacio, the Spanish form of Ignatius. The name is ofte▶Urbano#14169 in the U.S.Urbano is the Italian and Spanish form of Urban, from Latin urbanus meaning belonging to the ci▶Zebastian#14211 in the U.S.A modern Z-spelling of Sebastian, from Latin Sebastianus, 'man of Sebaste' — a city whose name ▶ArkadiusA Latin and Polish form of Arcadius, from the Greek 'Arkadios' ('from Arcadia', the pastoral re▶ClarensClarens reads as a form of Clarence, an English name from the royal title 'Duke of Clarence' (t▶DismasThe traditional name of Saint Dismas, the penitent 'good thief' crucified beside Jesus, to whom▶FaunusFrom the Latin Faunus, variously 'the kindly/favorable one' (from favere, 'to favor'); the Roma▶KhaiusA modern respelling echoing the Latin Caius/Gaius (an old Roman name of uncertain meaning). The▶LucasjamesLucasjames is a modern compound joining two names into one: Lucas (from the Latin Lucius, 'ligh▶LucasmatthewLucasmatthew is a modern compound joining two names into one: Lucas (from the Latin Lucius, 'li▶LuciannoLucianno is a double-n spelling of the Italian Luciano, from the Latin Lucius, 'light' - noted ▶LuzianA German/Swiss form of Lucian (Latin Lucianus, from lux, 'light'). A luminous classic in a Cent▶MarkiyanThe Ukrainian form of Marcian (Latin Marcianus, from Marcus, 'dedicated to Mars; warlike'), bor▶MiyloA respelling of Milo, an old name linked to the Germanic element for 'merciful; mild' and, by s▶MyloeA respelling of Milo, a name of Germanic-Latin roots linked to 'soldier' and 'merciful; graciou▶PedriA Spanish short form of Pedro (from the Latin petra, 'rock; stone'), widely known from Spanish ▶SiliasA form of Silas, tracing either to the Latin Silvanus, 'of the forest,' or the Aramaic/Hebrew r▶TerminusFrom the Latin terminus, 'a boundary; a boundary-marker/limit'; the Roman god who protected bou▶VertumnusFrom the Latin vertere, 'to turn/change'; the Roman god of the seasons, change, and the harvest▶VulcanFrom the Latin Vulcanus, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'to flash; the shining one' ▶
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What are popular Latin boy names?
The best-known Latin boy names in the U.S. include Oliver, James, Lucas, Sebastian and Leo. Most of them have spent years inside the national top 25.