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Names That Mean Ancient

  1. Donar

    • Origin:

      German

    • Meaning:

      "ancient thunder god"

    • Description:

      Futuristic, in a 1930s kind of way.
  2. Seppo

    • Origin:

      Finnish variation on Sebastian, Latin

    • Meaning:

      "person from the ancient city of Sebastia"

    • Description:

      Seppo has two separate Finnish origins. The first is as a nickname for Sebastian, a name used widely across Europe. The second version is derived from the Finnish word seppä, meaning "smith."
  3. Thesally

    • Origin:

      from the Greek Thessaly, a region of Ancient Greece

    • Description:

      Thessaly is the name of an area of Greece, known for being near Mount Olympus. This variation lends itself to the nickname Sally. You may also wish to consider the name Larissa, which is the capital of the Thessaly region.
  4. Jerusalema

    • Origin:

      Variation of Jerusalem, Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "city of the ancient god Shalem"

    • Description:

      Jerusalema is the name of a viral song released by Master KG, a South African DJ, in 2019. The #JerusalemaChallenge was an international sensation during Summer 2020, and in 2021, Jerusalema debuted on the baby name charts when it was given to six baby girls.
  5. Jerusalem

    • Origin:

      Place name

    • Meaning:

      "city of the ancient god Shalem"

    • Description:

      Transferred from the geographical name, Jerusalem is a sacred city in many religious traditions, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It is given to around a dozen babies of each sex per year in the US.
  6. Scilla

    • Origin:

      Botanical name and short form of Priscilla

    • Meaning:

      "ancient"

    • Description:

      Scilla are little woodland flowers in a beautiful bright blue color. Scilla can also be a short form of Priscilla, from Prisca "ancient".
  7. Keenan

    • Origin:

      Irish

    • Meaning:

      "ancient"

    • Description:

      A lively boys' name that works well for girls.
  8. Traian

    • Origin:

      Romanian variation of Ancient Roman Traianus, meaning unknown

    • Description:

      Traian derives from Traianus, a Roman emperor and military genius who conquered ancient Dacia, which corresponds to modern-day Romania and Moldova. Popular a generation ago, Traian is best known throughout the wider world via the presidency of Traian Basescu.
  9. Epic

    • Origin:

      English word name

    • Meaning:

      "grand, heroic, monumental in scale; a long poem derived from ancient oral tradition"

    • Description:

      Literature and poetry lovers might use Epic as a word name — an epic is a long narrative poem, typically the story of a hero. But epic has taken on a contemporary meaning of "impressive," which makes it somewhat of a virtue name as well.
  10. Lindos

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Meaning:

      "Ancient Greek place name"

    • Description:

      Variant of Lindus
  11. Jerusalem

    • Origin:

      Place name

    • Meaning:

      "city of the ancient god Shalem"

    • Description:

      Transferred from the geographical name, Jerusalem is a sacred city in many religious traditions, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It is given to around a dozen babies of each sex per year in the US.
  12. Keenen

    • Origin:

      Variation of Keenan

    • Meaning:

      "ancient"

    • Description:

      Energetic name that's keen to please.
  13. Lindus

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Meaning:

      "Ancient Greek place name"

    • Description:

      Lindus or Lindos was one of the most important towns in ancient Rhodes. Lindus also was the native place of Cleobulus, one of the Seven Sages of Greece.
  14. Qadim

    • Origin:

      Arabic

    • Meaning:

      "ancient"

    • Description:

      More frequently seen with the Kadeem spelling, as in actor Kadeem Hardison.
  15. Priscillia

    • Origin:

      Variation of Priscilla

    • Meaning:

      "ancient"

    • Description:

      Fanciful variation of already extravagant name. You might recognize it as the name of Swiss Olympian Priscillia Annen.