Classical Baby Names
284 Classical names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 284 baby names with a classical feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Classical Girl Names
Cerelia#13781 in the U.S.From the Latin Cerealis, 'of Ceres' — the Roman goddess of grain and the harvest, whose name al▶Clelia#13802 in the U.S.The Italian form of the Roman Cloelia, a legendary heroine who, held hostage, escaped by swimmi▶Cybil#13812 in the U.S.A spelling of Sibyl, from the Greek sibylla — a prophetess of the ancient world, such as the Si▶Cybele#13814 in the U.S.Cybele is the name of an ancient mother goddess, honored in Phrygia and later across the Greek ▶Charmion#13850 in the U.S.Charmion is a Greek name drawn from charma, 'joy' or 'delight,' the same root behind names like▶Corrinna#13897 in the U.S.Corrinna is a double-r spelling of Corinna, from the Greek kore, 'maiden'; the name was borne b▶Cynthea#13924 in the U.S.Cynthea is a spelling variant of Cynthia, from the Greek Kynthia, 'of Mount Cynthus' - an epith▶Eretria#13955 in the U.S.A place name: Eretria was an ancient Greek city on the island of Euboea, a seafaring and coloni▶Atia#14004 in the U.S.Atia is a name with two roots. In Latin it is a Roman family name, famously borne by Atia, the ▶Hind#14072 in the U.S.A classical Arabic girls' name of great antiquity, borne by women of the early Islamic period. ▶Druscilla#14076 in the U.S.Druscilla is a spelling variant of Drusilla, a diminutive feminine of the Roman family name Dru▶Hypatia#14078 in the U.S.From Greek hypatos, 'highest, supreme'. Borne by Hypatia of Alexandria (born about 350-370 CE),▶Illyria#14093 in the U.S.Illyria was the classical name for a region along the eastern Adriatic, home to the Illyrian pe▶Corene#14213 in the U.S.Corene is a spelling of Corinne, from the Greek Kore ('maiden'), the name of a young woman in c▶Hortensia#14249 in the U.S.Hortensia comes from Latin hortus, 'garden,' as the feminine of the Roman family name Hortensiu▶Demetrica#14319 in the U.S.Demetrica is a feminine elaboration of Demetrius or Demetria, from the Greek Demetrios, 'devote▶Eugena#14385 in the U.S.Eugena is a simplified spelling of Eugenia, the feminine form of Eugene, from the Greek 'eugene▶Lais#14410 in the U.S.In modern use, chiefly the Brazilian Portuguese Lais (written with an accent on the i), a popul▶Lalia#14414 in the U.S.From the Greek lalia, 'speech, talk, the way one speaks'. It also serves as a short form of Eul▶Ligia#14461 in the U.S.The Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian form of Lygia, a Greek name usually connected to ligys, 'c▶Candida#14481 in the U.S.Candida is a Latin name meaning 'white; pure; bright' (from candidus). It was borne by early Ch▶Lydiana#14504 in the U.S.Built on Lydia, the Greek name meaning 'woman from Lydia' — a wealthy kingdom in what is now we▶Arius#14540 in the U.S.A Latinized form of the Greek Areios ('of Ares; warlike'), long a masculine name (borne by Ariu▶Liviah#14591 in the U.S.Liviah is a modern spelling of Livia, an old Roman family name linked to Latin lividus ('bluish▶Macaria#14621 in the U.S.From the Greek makaria ('blessed; happy'). In myth, Macaria was a daughter of Heracles honored ▶Ninfa#14668 in the U.S.The Italian and Spanish Ninfa, 'nymph' — from the Greek nymphe, a nature spirit of springs and ▶Nephele#14735 in the U.S.From Greek nephele, 'cloud'. In Greek myth Nephele is the cloud-nymph whom Zeus shaped in Hera'▶Octayvia#14780 in the U.S.A modern phonetic respelling of Octavia, from the Latin octavus, 'eighth' — the feminine of the▶Serenna#14950 in the U.S.A double-n spelling of Serena, from Latin serenus, 'clear; calm; untroubled' — originally said ▶Umamah#14958 in the U.S.An early Arabic given name, borne by Umamah bint Zaynab, a granddaughter of the Prophet Muhamma▶Syble#15011 in the U.S.Syble is a phonetic variant of Sibyl (Sybil), from the Greek sibylla, the title of the ancient ▶Velia#15079 in the U.S.Velia is an established Italian and Spanish girls' name. It is generally linked to the ancient ▶Adonia#15306 in the U.S.A Greek-flavored feminine echoing Adonis, the beautiful youth of myth (a name itself from a Sem▶Anysia#15457 in the U.S.A Greek name generally connected to anysis, 'accomplishment, fulfilment.' It is best known thro▶Arista#15489 in the U.S.Tied to the Greek 'aristos,' 'best' (as in aristocrat); also the Latin 'arista,' 'ear of grain'▶Briceyda#15652 in the U.S.Briceyda is a Latina spelling of Briseida, which comes from the Greek Briseis, the captive prin▶Constantina#15740 in the U.S.Constantina is the feminine form of Constantine, from Latin constans/constantem, 'steadfast, co▶Dacia#15761 in the U.S.Dacia takes the name of the ancient Roman province of Dacia, roughly modern Romania; it also re▶Anona#15762 in the U.S.From the Latin Annona, the Roman personification of the year's grain supply and harvest; also r▶Tresa#15766 in the U.S.Tresa is a short variant of Teresa (Theresa), a name of uncertain Greek origin — perhaps from t▶Delicia#15830 in the U.S.From the Latin deliciae, 'delight; pleasure; a source of joy.' A gentle virtue-flavored name of▶Delphia#15831 in the U.S.Delphia is usually read against Delphi, the sanctuary of the oracle in ancient Greece, whose na▶Dorian#15868 in the U.S.From Greek Dorieus, 'of the Dorians' - one of the major ancient Greek peoples, who gave their n▶Devyani#15915 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Devayani, borne by a princess of the Mahabharata — daughter of the sage Shukr▶Tullia#16374 in the U.S.From the Roman family name Tullius, feminine Tullia — most famously Cicero's beloved daughter T▶Ellissa#16380 in the U.S.Ellissa is a doubled spelling of Elissa/Alyssa. Elissa was an ancient name for Dido, queen of C▶Joviana#16387 in the U.S.From the Latin Jovianus, related to Jove (Jupiter), 'of Jove; belonging to the sky father.' A b▶Kaliopi#16440 in the U.S.A spelling of the Greek Kalliope (Calliope), from kallos ('beauty') and ops ('voice; eye'), mea▶Leandria#16641 in the U.S.Leandria is a flowing feminine elaboration of Leandra, itself the feminine of Leander. The Gree▶Marcellina#16746 in the U.S.A feminine form of the Latin Marcellinus, itself a diminutive of Marcellus, which is a diminuti▶Lysandra#16760 in the U.S.Lysandra is the feminine form of Lysander — Greek Lysandros, from lysis ('a loosening, releasin▶Marcelyn#16805 in the U.S.Marcelyn joins Marcella - the feminine of Marcellus, a Roman name from Mars, the god of war - w▶Clotilde#17026 in the U.S.Clotilde comes from the Germanic elements 'hlod', 'fame, glory', and 'hild', 'battle', giving '▶Parthenia#17030 in the U.S.From the Greek parthenos, 'maiden; virgin' — the same word behind the Parthenon, the temple of ▶Prima#17051 in the U.S.Prima is a Latin word-name, the feminine of primus, 'first,' and by extension 'firstborn.' In a▶Sebastiana#17207 in the U.S.Sebastiana is the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese feminine of Sebastian — Latin Sebastianus, 'f▶Stacia#17319 in the U.S.Stacia is a short form of Anastasia, from the Greek anastasis, 'resurrection' — a name long giv▶Verina#17423 in the U.S.A form of Verena (a Swiss saint's name) or Vera, variously linked to the Latin verus ('true') a▶Wafaa#17515 in the U.S.From the Arabic wafa, 'faithfulness; loyalty; keeping one's word.' A well-loved virtue name, no▶Yakout#17546 in the U.S.From the Arabic yaqut, 'ruby; sapphire; a precious gemstone.' This is the same name as Yaqoot, ▶Porscha#17551 in the U.S.Porscha is a respelling of Portia, the classical name from the Roman gens Porcia (root porcus, ▶Idalys#17802 in the U.S.Idalys is a Latina given name related to Idalia, a Greek-rooted name from Idalion, a city on Cy▶Deianeira#17833 in the U.S.Deianeira is a name from Greek mythology, borne by the wife of the hero Heracles. It is traditi▶Dimitria#17884 in the U.S.Dimitria is a feminine form of Demetrius, from the Greek Demetrios, 'devoted to Demeter', the g▶Veronia#17967 in the U.S.Veronia is a variant of Veronica, traditionally explained as 'true image' (Latin 'vera' plus Gr▶Yuliya#18070 in the U.S.A Russian and Slavic form of Julia, from the Latin Julia — variously read as 'youthful' or 'dow▶Korena#18550 in the U.S.Korena is a K-spelling of Corena, itself a form of Corinna, which derives from the Greek kore, ▶Sylva#18911 in the U.S.From the Latin silva (sylva), 'wood; forest.' The root behind Silvia/Sylvia ('of the forest'). ▶Vernice#19426 in the U.S.Vernice is most often a variant of Bernice, from the Greek Berenike, 'bringing victory' (pherei▶
Classical Boy Names
Pradyumna#13658 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Pradyumna, 'the very mighty; pre-eminent in strength' — a son of Krishna and ▶Ptolemy#13670 in the U.S.From the Greek Ptolemaios, 'warlike; aggressive.' Borne by the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Eg▶Pericles#13688 in the U.S.From Greek Perikles, from peri ('around') and kleos ('glory; fame') — 'surrounded by glory.' Bo▶Remo#13716 in the U.S.An Italian form of Remus, in Roman legend one of the twin founders of Rome (Romulus and Remus);▶Ulysse#13902 in the U.S.Ulysse is the French form of Ulysses, itself the Latin name for the Greek hero Odysseus - the w▶Xandros#14230 in the U.S.A form of the Greek Alexandros (behind Alexander and Xander), from alexein ('to defend') and an▶AnjaneyaFrom Sanskrit Anjaneya, 'son of Anjana' — a name of Hanuman, the devoted deity of the Ramayana,▶ArkadiusA Latin and Polish form of Arcadius, from the Greek 'Arkadios' ('from Arcadia', the pastoral re▶FadlFrom the Arabic Fadl, 'grace; favour; bounty; excellence' — often understood as the grace or bo▶HammamAn old Arabic name, Hammam, 'energetic; of high resolve; one of noble aspiration' — borne by ea▶KalliasAn ancient Greek name, Kallias, built on kallos ('beauty'). It was borne by several prominent A▶KleonKleon (Cleon) is a Greek name from kleos, 'glory, renown.' It was borne by a well-known Athenia▶LaiosLaios is the Greek form of Laius, the mythic king of Thebes and father of Oedipus - noted hones▶MonzerA form of the Arabic Mundhir (Munzir), 'one who warns; a cautioner' — a classical Arabic name. ▶NimerFrom the Arabic Nimr, 'tiger; leopard' — a strong animal name signaling courage and power. Bold▶
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Popular Classical baby names include Pradyumna, Ptolemy, Pericles, Remo, Cerelia, Clelia. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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