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Politianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Greek personal name Polites.

Politien m Late Roman (Gallicized)
French form of Politianus.

Pontianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Pontius.

Porcarius m Ancient Roman, Late Roman
Means "swineherd" in Latin from porcus "pig". Used by a few saints.

Porcianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Porcius.

Porphyrius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Late Roman
Latinized form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio). This name was borne by a Latin poet from the 4th century AD.

Portianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Portius. Also note that there are instances where this name is a misspelling of Porcianus... [more]

Potens m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective potens meaning "able, strong, powerful, potent".

Potentian m Late Roman (Anglicized)
English form of Potentianus. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint from Roman Gaul.

Potentianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Potentius. This name is not to be confused with the similar-looking name Pontianus.... [more]

Potentinus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Potens and/or Potentius.... [more]

Potentius m Late Roman
Either derived from the Latin noun potentia meaning "power, might, force" or from the Latin adjective potens meaning "able, strong, powerful, potent" (see Potens).... [more]

Poudes m Late Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Hellenized form of Pudens.

Praejectus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin praejacio ("to throw"). This is the name of a saint (625-676).

Praetextatus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin praetextus "fringed, bordered, edged", which is ultimately derived from the Latin verb praetexere "to weave, to border, to fringe". The modern English word pretext derives from the same root... [more]

Pragmatius m Greek (Latinized), Late Roman
Derived from Greek πράγματος (pragmatos) "to gather evidence", which itself is ultimately derived from Greek πρᾶγμα (pragma) "deed, action". Also compare Greek πράσσειν (prassein) meaning "to do"... [more]

Prejectus m Late Roman
Variant of Praejectus.

Primanus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Primus.

Primianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Primus (see also Primanus). A bearer of this name was Marcus Ulpius Primianus, a Roman prefect from the 2nd century AD... [more]

Priscianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Priscus (see Prisca).

Priscillianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Priscillus.

Privatus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin privatus "personal, individual, private, peculiar, separate". This was the name of a saint from Roman Gaul, who lived in the 3rd or 4th century AD.

Processus m Ancient Roman (?), Late Roman (?)
Means "a going forward, advance, progress" in Latin. According to Christian legend Saint Processus was the name of a Roman soldier who guarded the apostles Peter and Paul when they were imprisoned at the Mamertine Prison in Rome, then converted to Christianity and was martyred.

Procopius m Late Greek (Latinized), Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Prokopios. This name was borne by several Byzantines, Romans and saints.

Proculus m Ancient Roman, Late Roman
Three theories exist on the origin of the name: it could come from procul ("far"), with the addition of the suffix -us, thus "whose father is distant"; from procus ("wooer, suiter"; also means "prince" in Old Latin); or as a diminutive form of Proca, borne by a king of Alba Longa... [more]

Projectus m Late Roman
Variant of Praejectus.

Proudentios m Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Prudentius.

Prudens m Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), German (Archaic)
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective prudens meaning "wise, prudent" as well as "foreseeing, foreknowing".... [more]

Publianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Publius.

Pudens m Late Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Derived from the Latin adjective pudens meaning "shameful" as well as "bashful" and "chaste". It is ultimately derived from the Latin verb pudeo meaning "to be ashamed, to feel shame".... [more]

Pudentianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Pudentius.

Pudentius m Late Roman
Derived from the Latin adverb pudentius, which is the comparative form of pudenter meaning "modestly, bashfully" as well as "chastely". It is ultimately derived from the Latin adjective pudens meaning "shameful" as well as "bashful" and "chaste" (see Pudens).

Quadratus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Cognomen from the Roman Republic and Roman Empire derived from Latin quadratus meaning "square, squared" as well as "proportionate; regular, well made; vigorous". This name was borne by several saints, such as Quadratus the Apologist of Athens.

Quartinus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Quartus. This name was borne by a Roman usurper from the 3rd century AD.

Quietus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin quietus meaning "quiet, at rest, peaceful, tranquil". This name was borne by Roman general Lusius Quietus (2nd century AD) and Roman usurper Titus Fulvius Iunius Quietus (3rd century AD).

Quintilis m Late Roman
Derived from Latin Quintilis, which was the name of the fifth month in the ancient Roman calendar. The month ultimately derived its name from the Latin ordinal number quintus meaning "fifth" (see Quintus)... [more]

Quintinian m Late Roman (Anglicized), English (Archaic)
Anglicized form of Quintinianus. This name was borne by a 3rd-century Roman consul or prefect of Sicily, who had the breasts of saint Agatha of Sicily amputated after she refused his romantic advances and held firm to her faith in Jesus Christ.

Quintinianus m Late Roman
From the rare Roman agnomen Quintinianus (also found spelled as Quinctinianus), which was derived from the Roman cognomen Quintinus (which was originally spelled as Quinctinus).... [more]

Quiriacus m Late Roman, History
Variant of Cyriacus. This was the name of several saints including the three-year-old son of Saint Julitta, a noble widow of Tarsus... [more]

Reparatus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin reparatus meaning "recovered, retrieved; renewed, restored", as it is the perfect passive participle of the verb reparo "to recover, to retrieve; to restore, to repair, to renew".

Resignatus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin resignatus meaning "unsealed, opened" as well as "resigned".... [more]

Restitutus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin restitutus meaning "replaced, restored" as well as "revived", itself ultimately derived from the Latin verb restituo meaning "to replace, to restore" and "to revive".... [more]

Restutus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which first started out as a contraction of the cognomen Restitutus.

Reverianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Reverius. This was the name of a saint from the 3rd century, who had left his native Italy for missionary work in Roman Gaul, but was eventually martyred.

Reverius m Late Roman
Derived from Latin revereor "to respect, to honour, to fear".

Revocatus m Late Roman, Dutch (Archaic)
Derived from Latin revocatus meaning "recalled, called back", which in turn is derived from the Latin verb revoco meaning "to recall, to call back" as well as "to revive". Also compare the English word revocable, which is etymologically related.... [more]

Rhodopianos m Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Rhodopianus.

Rhodopianus m Late Roman
From the Roman cognomen Rhodopianus meaning "from Rhodope". Rhodope was the name of a late Roman and early Byzantine province as well as of a mountain range. In both cases, the name is ultimately of Thracian origin... [more]

Robustian m Ancient Roman (Anglicized), Late Roman (Anglicized)
English form of Robustianus.

Robustianus m Ancient Roman, Late Roman
derive from the patronymic of the Roman cognomen robustus meaning "oak, oaken, (figuratively) robust, strong, vigorous, resistant, son of Robustus, a descendant of Robustus".

Rogatianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Rogatus. This name was borne by a Roman senator who, under the influence of the philosopher Plotinus (3rd century AD), resigned from his job and abandoned all of his wealth in order to live a simple lifestyle as a philosopher.... [more]

Rogatinus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Rogatus.

Rogatius m Late Roman
Derivative of Rogatus.... [more]

Rogelius m Late Roman
Probably an earlier form of Hrodger (see Roger).

Romanianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from either Romanus or Romanius.... [more]

Romanius m Late Roman
Roman nomen gentile which was derived from the Roman cognomen Romanus.... [more]

Rosalius m Late Roman (Rare)
Masculine form of Rosalia.

Rosianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Rosius. A bearer of this name was Rosianus Geminus, who lived in the first century AD.

Rufinianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Rufinius.

Rufinius m Late Roman
Derived from Rufinus. This was, among others, the name of a Roman consul from the 3rd century AD.

Rufius m Late Roman
Deriving from the Latin element rūfus ("red, reddish").

Rusticianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Rusticus. A bearer of this name was Man(i)lius Rusticianus, a praetorian prefect of Roman Emperor Maximian (4th century AD)... [more]

Sabbatius m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical), Early Jewish
Latinized form of Sabbatios. This is the name of several saints, including Saint Sabbatius of Solovki (15th century AD). This was also one of the middle names of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great (6th century AD).

Sabinianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Sabinus (see Sabina). This name was borne by several Romans, such as the Roman usurper Sabinianus (3rd century AD) and Flavius Sabinianus, a consul of the Eastern Roman Empire from the 6th century AD.

Sallustianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Sallustius.

Salutius m Late Roman (Rare), Early Jewish
this name was found in the Jewish catacombs of Rome, it appears to be used almost exclusively by Roman Jews except for one well-recorded case... [more]

Salvianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Salvius.

Salvinus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Salvius. This was the name of a Frankish saint from the 5th century AD.

Sanctinus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Sanctius, as is evidenced by the suffix -inus. This was the name of a French saint from the 4th century AD.

Sanctus m English, African, Late Roman
Variant of Sanctius.

Saturnalis m Ancient Roman, Late Roman
Roman cognomen derived from the name of the Roman god Saturnus (see Saturn).

Sauromates m Late Greek, Late Roman, History
Derived from the Roman cognomen Sauromates, itself derived from Greek Σαυρομάτης (Sauromates) meaning "a Sarmatian". The Sarmatians were an Iranian people that spoke Sarmatian, a Scythian language... [more]

Scaurianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Scaurus. A bearer of this name was Decimus Terentius Scaurianus, a Roman governor of Dacia from the 2nd century AD.

Scholasticus m Late Roman
Masculine form of Scholastica. This name was borne by an 8th-century exarch of Ravenna.

Scribonianus m Late Roman, History
This Roman cognomen is an extended form of Scribonius. A known bearer of this name was Lucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus, a Roman usurper from the 1st century AD.

Sebastianos m Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Sebastianus.

Sebastinus m Late Roman, Dutch
Variant of Sebastianus.

Secundulus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Secundus, as it contains the Latin masculine diminutive suffix -ulus.... [more]

Senator m Ancient Roman, Late Roman
Derived from someone serving in a senate (senatus) from Latin senex "old man"... [more]

Septimianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Septimius. This name was borne by a Roman consul from the 2nd century AD.

Septiminus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Septimus. This name was borne by Lucius Fabius Cilo (it was one of his many names), a Roman senator from the 2nd century AD.

Serenianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Serenus.

Servandus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin servandus, which is the future passive participle of the Latin verb servo meaning "to preserve" as well as "to protect, to save". This name was borne by a Spanish saint from the early 4th century AD.

Servianus m Late Roman
This Roman cognomen is an extended form of Servius. A bearer of this name was Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus, a Roman senator and consul from the 2nd century AD.

Silbannacus m Late Roman
Possibly the name Silvanus with the suffix -acus. Silbannacus was an obscure Roman emperor or usurper.

Silbestros m Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Silvester.

Silvianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Silvius.

Similianus m Late Roman
Possibly derived from the Latin adjective similis meaning "similar, resembling, like".

Simplicianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Simplicius.

Simplicius m Late Roman
Derived from Latin simplicius, which is the comparative form of simpliciter meaning "simply, plainly". It is ultimately derived from Latin simplex "simple, plain". This name was borne by a Christian martyr from the 2nd century AD, as well as by a Roman Catholic Pope from the 5th century AD.

Simpronian m Late Roman
This was the name of a Roman saint martyred during the persecutions of emperor Diocletian.

Siricius m Late Roman
Derived from Sirius. This is the name of a pope (334-399).

Sisinnius m Late Roman
Latin form of Sisinnios.

Sixtinus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Sixtus. A known bearer of this name was the Dutch Reformed theologian and orientalist Sixtinus Amama (1593-1629).

Speciosus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the Latin adjective speciosus meaning "good-looking, handsome, beautiful".... [more]

Sperantius m Late Roman (Rare, ?)
Masculine form of Sperantia.

Syagrius m Late Greek (Latinized), Late Roman
Derived from Greek σύαγρος (syagros), which referred to a kind of palm-tree. This name was borne by a saint as well as a few Roman consuls.

Symphorianos m Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Symphorianus.

Symphorianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Greco-Roman name Symphorus.... [more]

Symphorinus m Late Roman
Essentially means "of Symphorus", since it contains the Latin masculine adjectival suffix -inus. This suffix later developed into a diminutive suffix, so one could also say that this name is a diminutive of Symphorus.... [more]

Symphorius m Late Roman
Variant form of Symphorus. It should also be noted that like Symphorinus, this name is sometimes encountered as a corruption (or perhaps contraction in this case) of Symphorianus.

Tamphilus m Late Roman
A Roman cognomen possibly from Ancient Greek ταμίας (tamíās) "steward, dispenser", from τέμνω (témnō) "to cut, hew", combined with φίλος (philos) "friend, lover"... [more]

Tarsicius m Late Roman
This name entered the Latin language via Greek Tarsisi. Tarsisi is what the ancient Greek city of Tarsos was called at times; the city's name was the hellenized form of Tarsa, which is what the city's first settlers - the Hittites - called it... [more]

Taurinus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Taurus. This was the name of a Roman usurper from the 3rd century AD, and of a Frankish saint from the 5th century AD.

Teius m Late Roman

Terentianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Terentius (see Terence). This name was borne by a Latin grammarian from the 2nd century AD.

Tertianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was either derived from the Latin adjective tertianus meaning "of the third, tertian" or from Tertius.

Tertullianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Tertullus.

Tertullinus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Tertullus.

Tertullos m Late Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Hellenized form of Tertullus.

Tertullus m Late Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Diminutive of Tertius, as it contains the Latin diminutive suffix -ullus.... [more]

Tetricus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin taetricus "harsh, severe, forbidding". This was the name of two Emperors of the Gallic Empire (3rd century AD) and a Frankish saint (6th century AD).

Theodorianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Theodorus.

Tiberianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Tiberius.... [more]

Timasius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Late Roman
Latinized form of Timasios. A known bearer of this name was the Roman general Flavius Timasius (4th century AD).

Timesitheus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Late Roman
Latinized form of Timesitheos. A known bearer of this name was the Roman officer Gaius Furius Sabinius Aquila Timesitheus (3rd century AD).

Tranquillinus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Tranquillus, as is evidenced by the suffix -inus. This was the name of a saint from the 3rd century AD.

Tranquillus m Late Roman, History
Derived from Latin tranquillus "quiet, calm, still". A known bearer of this name was Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, a Roman historian from the 2nd century AD.

Trophimianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Trophimus.

Tullianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Tullius (see Tullio).... [more]

Turpilianus m Late Roman
This Roman cognomen is an extended form of Turpilius. A bearer of this name was Publius Petronius Turpilianus, a Roman politician, general and consul from the 1st century AD.

Tyrgetius m Late Roman
The name of a disciple of Augustine of Hippo.

Ursicinus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen and diminutive of Ursus used by a number of saints.

Ursulus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin ursulus meaning "little bear", itself ultimately derived from the Latin noun ursus meaning "bear" (see Urs) combined with the Latin diminutive suffix -ulus... [more]

Valentius m Late Roman
Extended form of Valens.

Varronianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile Varronius. A bearer of this name was the son of Roman Emperor Jovian (4th century AD).

Varronius m Late Roman
Roman nomen gentile which was derived from Varro.

Venerius m Late Roman
Original Latin form of Venerio.

Verian m Late Roman (Anglicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Anglicized form of Verianus. This was the name of a saint from the 3rd century AD.

Verianus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Roman cognomen that was derived from Verus.... [more]

Verinus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which is ultimately derived from the Latin adjective verus "true".

Vetranio m Late Roman
A Roman agnomen of uncertain etymology. It could be from the Late Latin vetranus "old, veteran", from Latin veteris "old, aged" and adjective-forming suffix -anus. This was the name of a brief Western Roman Emperor of the 4th century AD.

Veturius m Ancient Roman, Late Roman
Given name derived from the Latin vetus > veturius, meaning "senior, veteran, expert, with long experience". The gens Veturia, anciently called Vetusia, was a patrician family at Rome, which also had plebeian branches... [more]

Victoricus m Late Roman
Derived from Victor. This was the name of a saint from the 3rd century AD.

Vigilius m Late Roman
Late Roman name from Latin vigil meaning "awake, alert, ready". Once belonged to a pope and a 4th century saint.

Vinicianus m Late Roman
This Roman cognomen is an extended form of Vinicius. A bearer of this name was Annius Vinicianus, a Roman senator from the 1st century AD.

Vivius m Late Roman
Derived from Latin vivere "to live; to be alive" and vivus "alive, living".

Volusian m Late Roman (Anglicized), History
English form of Volusianus. This is the name by which the Roman emperor Volusianus (3rd century AD) and the saint Volusianus of Tours (5th century AD) are generally known in the anglophone world.

Volusianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile Volusius. Notable bearers of this name include the Roman emperor Volusianus (died in 253 AD), the Roman consul Lucius Petronius Taurus Volusianus (died around 268 AD) and Volusianus of Tours, a bishop and saint from the late 5th century AD.

Xerius m Late Roman (?), English (Modern, Rare)
Used as an unusual name in Roman times. Possibly used in relation to the name or derived from the name ZEUS.