Latin-root Baby Names
56 Latin-root names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 56 baby names with a latin-root 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.
Latin-root Girl Names
Noreda#1975 in the U.S.Noreda is an early-twentieth-century coinage, most plausibly an extended form of Nora, the shor▶Ileta#6196 in the U.S.Ileta reads as an I- elaboration of Leta, a name from the Latin laetus, 'glad' or 'joyful' (als▶Louvinia#6218 in the U.S.Louvinia reshapes Lavinia, the name of the Latin bride of Aeneas in Roman legend, by opening it▶Verdella#6546 in the U.S.Verdella dresses the older name Verda in the pretty -ella suffix. Verda traces to the Latin vir▶Clarine#6607 in the U.S.Clarine is a girls' name extending Clara or Clarice with the French-flavored -ine ending. Its r▶Majel#6937 in the U.S.Majel most plausibly grew as a spelling variant of Mabel, which traces through the medieval Ama▶Venie#7163 in the U.S.Venie is a diminutive drawn from longer names containing the -vin- or Ven- sound, most often La▶Regana#7580 in the U.S.Regana reads as a variant of Regina, the Latin word for 'queen,' with an extra echo of Regan, a▶Jillaine#8606 in the U.S.Jillaine dresses up Jill, the short form of Jillian, with the -aine ending seen in Elaine and C▶Gussie#9640 in the U.S.A pet form of Augusta, the feminine of Augustus, from Latin augustus, 'great, venerable, majest▶Letricia#9851 in the U.S.Letricia is best read as a variant of Latricia and Patricia, from the Latin patricius, 'noble' ▶Chastity#10475 in the U.S.An English virtue name from Latin castitas, 'purity, chasteness.' Like Faith and Hope, it enter▶Valaria#10533 in the U.S.Valaria is a variant spelling of Valeria, the feminine of the Roman family name Valerius, from ▶Marcelle#10745 in the U.S.The French feminine of Marcel, from the Latin Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus tied to Mars, t▶Meranda#10756 in the U.S.Meranda is a spelling of Miranda, a name Shakespeare coined for The Tempest from the Latin 'mir▶Clarise#11308 in the U.S.Clarise reshapes Clarice, itself descended through medieval French from the Latin clarus, meani▶Florine#11859 in the U.S.An -ine elaboration of Flora or Florence, from Latin flos, 'flower,' and florens, 'flourishing.▶Laticha#12369 in the U.S.Laticha is a phonetic spelling of Latisha, itself an American form of Leticia, from the Latin l▶Paulla#12653 in the U.S.Paulla is a doubled-l variant of Paula, the feminine of Paul. The name comes from the Latin pau▶Mandi#12923 in the U.S.A short form of Amanda, from the Latin amanda, 'worthy of love; lovable' (a -i spelling of Mand▶Liliam#13017 in the U.S.A Spanish-language form of Lilian, a name grown from the lily — Latin lilium — and long associa▶Vickey#13662 in the U.S.A respelling of Vicky, a short form of Victoria, from Latin victoria, 'victory.' The -ey spelli▶Felisha#13984 in the U.S.A phonetic American respelling of Felicia, from Latin felix, 'happy, fortunate, lucky'. The mea▶Jillianna#14205 in the U.S.Jillianna elaborates Jillian, an English form of Gillian — itself from Julian, from the Roman f▶Viki#14746 in the U.S.Viki is a trimmed spelling of Vicki, the everyday short form of Victoria, from the Latin victor▶Novalina#14767 in the U.S.A modern elaboration of Nova — Latin nova, 'new', and the astronomer's word for a suddenly brig▶Octayvia#14780 in the U.S.A modern phonetic respelling of Octavia, from the Latin octavus, 'eighth' — the feminine of the▶Olivea#14784 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Olivia, from the Latin oliva, 'olive; olive tree' — a symbol of peace si▶Oliviya#14786 in the U.S.A spelling of Olivia with the -iya ending common in Slavic transliteration, from the Latin oliv▶Oralia#14794 in the U.S.A Spanish form of Aurelia, from the Latin aurum, 'gold' — so 'golden; of gold'. Aurelius was a ▶Oria#14795 in the U.S.Usually read from the Latin aurum, 'gold' — Oria being an old Spanish and Italian form of Auria▶Marice#14856 in the U.S.Marice is most likely a feminine form of Maurice, from the Latin Mauritius, 'dark-skinned' or '▶Nathalee#15388 in the U.S.Nathalee respells Natalie, from the Latin natalis meaning of birth, historically tied to natale▶Felecia#15583 in the U.S.A respelling of Felicia, the feminine of Latin Felix, 'lucky, happy, fortunate.' The -e- spelli▶Flossie#15962 in the U.S.A pet form of Florence or Flora, from Latin florens/flos, 'flourishing' or 'flower.' It was use▶Fidela#16165 in the U.S.Fidela is the feminine counterpart to Fidel, both built on the Latin fidelis, meaning faithful,▶Merinda#16468 in the U.S.Merinda is a variant of Miranda or Marinda, from the Latin mirandus, 'worthy of admiration' or ▶Millennia#16848 in the U.S.Millennia is the English word for spans of a thousand years (plural of millennium, from Latin m▶Regine#17230 in the U.S.Regine is the French form of Regina, from the Latin 'regina', 'queen'. It carries the same rega▶Meris#17336 in the U.S.Meris is a rare, spare name best read as a clipped form of Maris, 'of the sea,' or as a name to▶Caryssa#17397 in the U.S.Caryssa is a spelling of Carissa, a name usually traced to Latin carus, 'dear' or 'beloved,' an▶Vivenna#17440 in the U.S.Vivenna is a modern coinage. It sits in the Vivian/Viviana family, all built on the Latin vivus▶Virgie#17478 in the U.S.A pet form of Virginia, from the Roman family name Verginius, associated with Latin virgo, 'mai▶Marrissa#17913 in the U.S.Marrissa is a double-r respelling of Marissa, a name generally traced to Latin maris, 'of the s▶Samanda#18384 in the U.S.Samanda reads as a blend of Sam and Amanda, or as Samantha nudged toward Amanda. Amanda is a La▶Marissia#19457 in the U.S.Marissia is a respelling of Marissa, itself an elaboration of Maris, 'of the sea,' and often li▶
Latin-root Boy Names
Celestin#3792 in the U.S.A French form of Celestine, from the Latin 'caelestinus' / 'caelestis', 'heavenly, of the sky.'▶Estel#6586 in the U.S.Estel is best read as a masculine, clipped form of Estelle or Estella, from the Latin stella, '▶Jovin#7085 in the U.S.Jovin sits in the family of Jovan, Jovian and Jovanni, all traceable to the Latin Jovis/Jove - ▶Luchiano#8713 in the U.S.Luchiano is a phonetic respelling of the Italian Luciano, which descends from the Latin Lucianu▶Anthonio#9818 in the U.S.A respelling of Antonio, from the old Roman family name Antonius (meaning uncertain, often glos▶Cebastian#9920 in the U.S.Cebastian reads as a respelling of Sebastian, from Latin Sebastianus, 'from Sebaste' (a city, t▶Benedicto#9958 in the U.S.A Spanish and Portuguese form of Benedict, from Latin 'benedictus', 'blessed' (bene, 'well' + d▶Patryk#11887 in the U.S.Patryk is the Polish spelling of Patrick, from the Latin patricius, 'nobleman, of the patrician▶Claud#12592 in the U.S.An English spelling of Claude, from the Roman family name Claudius, based on Latin claudus, 'la▶Maximilano#13488 in the U.S.Maximilano is a spelling variant of Maximiliano, the Spanish form of Maximilian, from Latin max▶
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Popular Latin-root baby names include Noreda, Celestin, Ileta, Louvinia, Verdella, Estel. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 56 Latin-root baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.