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Names That Mean Ancient

  1. 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.
  2. 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".
  3. 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".
  4. Donar

    • Origin:

      German

    • Meaning:

      "ancient thunder god"

    • Description:

      Futuristic, in a 1930s kind of way.
  5. 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."
  6. 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.
  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. 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.
  9. Lindos

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Meaning:

      "Ancient Greek place name"

    • Description:

      Variant of Lindus
  10. Keenen

    • Origin:

      Variation of Keenan

    • Meaning:

      "ancient"

    • Description:

      Energetic name that's keen to please.
  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. Qadim

    • Origin:

      Arabic

    • Meaning:

      "ancient"

    • Description:

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

    • Origin:

      Latinized feminine form of Ancient Greek

    • Meaning:

      "unconquerable"

    • Description:

      A delicate name with strong roots, Aniceta is most often used in contemporary Spain. Saint Anicetus was an ancient pope and martyr.
  14. Keenan

    • Origin:

      Irish

    • Meaning:

      "ancient"

    • Description:

      A lively boys' name that works well for girls.
  15. 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.