79 Roman Names for Boys

Pius is the very definition of a religious name, used appropriately enough for several popes. Only a handful of baby boys receive this name every year.

This softer version of Adolf is sadly still off-limits due to the connotations with Hitler.

Heard in both Italy and Spain, Tulio could make a more unusual alternative to Julio. Or with the rediscovery of many Roman names, you might want to go to the original Tullius, the middle name of the philosopher and statesman Cicero.

Arrius appears in the fourteenth century writings of Geoffrey Chaucer, but this name is even older. Arrius was a Roman general, and he appears briefly in Starz original series Spartacus. With names like Maximus and Julius in favor, Arrius fits right in.

Flavius is an ancient Roman family name associated with a dynasty of emperors. It has an appealingly flavorful first syllable, and is the name of a stylist in the Hunger Games series.

Romanian form of Cosmas

This widely-used Romanian choice was the name of a medieval ruler who brought stability to the region of Wallachia.

Patrin is a truly unusual yet easily comprehended choice.

Quirinus is the Roman god of thunder and lightning, believed by some to be the Sabine god of war. While this is an intriguing and distinctive classic name, it also might provoke some middle school teasing.

This Roman name is featured in the New Testament as that of the governor of Judea.

Rhythmic and intriguingly unusual.

Rarely heard in modern times, it was used by Norman Mailer for the hero of his book The Deer Park.

Ancient Roman surname from which European favorite Livia derives. The Roman historian Titus Livius is better known in English as Livy.

Decebal was the name of an ancient ruler of Dacia who resisted but was eventually conquered by the Roman military leader Traianus. Both Decebal and Traian are names used in modern Romania.

Masculine form of Beata.