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Names That Mean Ancient

  1. Sebbe

    • Origin:

      Swedish variation of Sebastian

    • Meaning:

      "person from ancient city of Sebasta"

    • Description:

      This Swedish form of Sebastian would work nicely as a nickname.
  2. 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.
  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. Keenan

    • Origin:

      Irish

    • Meaning:

      "ancient"

    • Description:

      A lively boys' name that works well for girls.
  5. Samaria

    • Origin:

      Place-name, Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "to guard, to keep"

    • Description:

      Similar to but distinct from Samara, this pretty name was chosen for his daughter by rapper LL Cool J. It's the name of an ancient Palestinian city, located in present-day Jordan, and is associated with the Biblical story of "The Good Samaritan" who came from Samaria. Derived from shamar meaning "to guard" this name was chosen for 100 girls in 2023 in the US.
  6. Keenen

    • Origin:

      Variation of Keenan

    • Meaning:

      "ancient"

    • Description:

      Energetic name that's keen to please.
  7. 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.
  8. Lindos

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Meaning:

      "Ancient Greek place name"

    • Description:

      Variant of Lindus
  9. Ciannait

    • Origin:

      Irish

    • Meaning:

      "ancient"

    • Description:

      Feminine form of Cian, a name from Irish legend.
  10. 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.
  11. Qadim

    • Origin:

      Arabic

    • Meaning:

      "ancient"

    • Description:

      More frequently seen with the Kadeem spelling, as in actor Kadeem Hardison.
  12. 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.
  13. Palmira

    • Origin:

      Latin, from Palmyra, ancient Syrian city

    • Meaning:

      "palm tree; pilgrim"

    • Description:

      A place name relating to the tropical palm tree, or a feminine form of Palmiro, meaning "pilgrim".
  14. 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".
  15. 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.