I recently realized that my two favorite boy names, [name_m]Quentin[/name_m] and [name_m]Silas[/name_m], are both of Latin/[name_m]Roman[/name_m] origin. I think it’s a theme I’d really like to use on my kids (in the very far-away future haha), but I haven’t been able to really find female Latin names that I both love and are…normal, I guess? Haha, not necessarily normal, but a name that wouldn’t turn heads, but instead make people think “Darn it. Why didn’t I spend more time looking for an uncommon name?”
Anyhoo, here are the girl names I’m considering (for my nonexistent daughter):
- [name_u]Pax[/name_u] (meaning peace. I love this, but I feel like most people associate this with boys due to the name [name_u]Paxton[/name_u] and [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] [name_f]Jolie[/name_f]'s son.)
- [name_f]Isidora[/name_f] (meaning gift of [name_f]Isis[/name_f]. Nice name, but I kinda dislike how choppy it is, in the sense that the name really inclines you to call the person [name_u]Isa[/name_u], [name_u]Izzy[/name_u], [name_f]Dora[/name_f], or [name_u]Dory[/name_u].)
- [name_f]Verena[/name_f] (meaning integrity. I like this very much, but I feel like people might think it was me trying to be youneek with [name_f]Serena[/name_f] or something.)
- [name_f]Eudora[/name_f] (meaning generous gift. I like this almost as much as [name_u]Pax[/name_u]. Except that it’s Greek :P)
(I’m also not really a fan of names ending in “a” for girls, but most Latin names do. What a conundrum.)
So, any suggestions? For both boy and girl names of Latin origin actually, but specifically the female ones.
Like you said, it’s a challenge to find Latin/[name_m]Roman[/name_m] female names that don’t end in a.
Some girl names that still end in a, but that feel somewhat “normal”:
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
Some boy ideas:
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Seneca[/name_u]
[name_m]Titus[/name_m]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Livia[/name_f]
[name_m]Cato[/name_m]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Remus[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Circe[/name_f]
[name_f]Corisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Caia[/name_f]
[name_f]Calixta[/name_f]
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabina[/name_f]
[name_f]Io[/name_f]
[name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucretia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cilla[/name_f]
[name_m]Marius[/name_m]
[name_m]Nestor[/name_m]
[name_m]Cato[/name_m]
[name_m]Castor[/name_m]
[name_m]Pollux[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_m]Virgil[/name_m]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Tarquin[/name_m]
[name_m]Mars[/name_m]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
I like Latin/Greek names too. [name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_m]Silas[/name_m] and [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]/[name_f]Isidora[/name_f] (one of my favorites). [name_u]Pax[/name_u] is better for a middle name (I have a cousin named [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] [name_u]Pax[/name_u]) Here are some suggestions (I’ll star my favorites):
Girls:
[name_f]Adria[/name_f]
[name_f]Adriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Constantina[/name_f]*
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]*
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Aura[/name_f]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_f]Lux[/name_f]/[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]/[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]/[name_f]Luciana[/name_f]
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f]*
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Orella[/name_f]
[name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]*
[name_f]Valora[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]/[name_f]Vespera[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]*
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]*
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]*
[name_u]Clare[/name_u]/[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]*
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosaline[/name_f]*
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]*
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]/[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]*
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]*
Boys:
Amycus
[name_m]Aurelian[/name_m], [name_m]Aurelius[/name_m], [name_m]Aurelio[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m], [name_m]Cassius[/name_m]
[name_m]Cato[/name_m] (too Hunger Games for you?)
[name_m]Dante[/name_m]
Gratian (means grace)
[name_m]Hadrian[/name_m]/[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcellus[/name_m]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]*
Revere ([name_f]Virtue[/name_f] Name)*
[name_u]Constantine[/name_u]*
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]*
[name_m]Callum[/name_m] (Scottish Variant of [name_u]Columba[/name_u])*
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]*
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]/[name_m]Julius[/name_m]*
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]/[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]/[name_m]Luke[/name_m]*
[name_m]Marius[/name_m]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
I added a few weird ones because everyone’s defenition of ‘normal’ is different. I hope that helped!
I hope it will help (there’s some -a names here)
[name_f]Flavia[/name_f] (means “blond”)
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f] (means “to be healthy/strong”)
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]/[name_f]Valentina[/name_f] (also means “strong and healthy”, but will be easily associated with [name_u]Valentine[/name_u]'s [name_u]Day[/name_u])
[name_f]Inez[/name_f] (means “holy”)
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f] (sorry I don’t know the meaning)
[name_f]Candida[/name_f] (means “white”)
[name_f]Marcia[/name_f] (means “dedicated to [name_m]Mars[/name_m]” - the roman god)