Latin Names

Most distinctive of the Dominic-related girls' names. 

Domini

Real name that sounds like a made-up combination of Dillon and Lillian. 

Dillian

Gardener is surely one of the most pleasant and evocative of the occupational options, calling up images of green grass and budding blooms. The name can also be spelled without the first 'e', as in Gardner (born George Cadogan Gardner) McCay, a hunky TV heartthrob of the 1950s and 60s. Gardner is a much more common surname spelling, associated with screen legend Ava, mystery writer Erle Stanley and art collector and patron Isabella Stewart, founder of Boston's Gardner Museum.

Gardener

Fans of the classic French film actor Jean Gabin might want to consider this one. Gabin is also a harmonica-playing character in the manga and anime series "Mirmo!"

Gabin

Dexter turned ultracool for a girl when Diane Keaton named her daughter Dexter Dean.  Dexter is getting a new style gloss for both genders thanks to (unlikely) baby name role model, television's Dexter the genial serial killer.

Dexter

One of the many rhythmically appealing Italian names newly up for consideration, with more substance than the modelly FABIO.
Variations: FABIO, FABIAN, FABRIZIO 

Fabiano

A lot of parents claim to want a name that's different, but if you really do, Aquilina, modern-feeling but based on an ancient favorite, would be one good choice.

Aquilina

The name of several popes and saints, Sixtus is certainly unusual but would have trouble making it in the modern world outside the Vatican.  Even worse is its brother Sextus.  Try making it through seventh grade with that name.

Sixtus

Lucasta was invented by seventeenth century poet Richard Lovelace for a collection of poems dedicated to a lover named Lucy, and is familiar through the Eugene O'Neill play and film Anna Lucasta. Lucasta is a distinctive, rarely used choice and a logical extension of the Luke/Luc/Luca names.

Lucasta

Constantina is a pretty, feminissima, if lengthy, variation on the Constance theme.  The fourth century Constantina, also known as Constantia and Constantiana, was the eldest daughter of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and his second wife Fausta, daughter of Emperor Maximian. Constantina received the title of Augusta by her father, and is venerated as a saint; in English she is also known as Saint Constance.



Constantina

Capella, the eleventh brightest star in the sky, carries much mythological and astrological significance. In Roman mythology, Capella represented the goat that suckled Jupiter, whose horn became the Cornucopia or horn of plenty. In Hindu mythology, Capella is called the heart of Brahma, while English legend calls it the shepherd's star. 

Australian Aboriginal myth calls Capella the kangaroo, while in Persian mythology it's a metaphor for both great distance and the color light red. Astrologically, Capella symbolizes wealth and military honor. As if that wasn't enough, CapPella (two p's) also has a musical reference to a cappella singing.

Capella

Delise

In the days of huge families, this name of the Roman goddess of prophecy and childbirth, and one of the Fates, would be saved for bambina number ten. Now it might be used for a girl born in October, the tenth month. 
 Some other Latin numerical names you might consider: Octavia, Tertia, Una, Prima.

Decima

Related to the Roman name Titius and the more modern Titus, the "tit" syllable would be problematic for any modern girl. Try the similar <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/185/russian-names">Russian name</a> Tatiana.

Titiana

Dacia is an ancient place-name -- it was in Eastern Europe -- as lacy as Dacey, but more substantial. 

Dacia

Most often heard as an Italian surname, this might be an unusual yet musical option. While it's not among the traditional <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/505/italian-names-for-girls">Italian names for girls</a>, it can fill that role.

Campana

Most parents looking for an ancient Roman name would probably prefer something less generic, like, say, MAGNUS or CLAUDIUS.

Romanus

All but unheard of today, Floy was a popular Florence nickname used on its own in a century ago: it was Number 448 in 1914. Charles Dickens uses Floy as a pet name for the character Florence Dombey in his novel Dombey and Son. It has a jaunty edge to it, that could make it appeal to those who enjoy less frilly girl names.

Floy

The Biblical Erastus was an assistant of Paul's in the New Testament.  A name used in the 19th century that has fall off the scope, but may be revived as parents dig deeper for undiscovered Biblical choices.

Erastus

Cyrille is a unisex French name, and its association with the suddenly suave Cyril has turned from a liability into an advantage.

Cyrille

Latin names are plentiful throughout English-speaking countries, as Latin is one of the root languages for English. Latin names include many of the most popular baby names in the Western world, including Lucy and Oliver, Julia, and Miles.

Latin names in the US Top 100 for girls include Ava, Clara, Lillian, Olivia, and Stella. For boys, Latin names in the US Top 100 include Dominic, Lucas, Julian, Roman, and Sebastian. In Rome, popular names include Cecilia, Viola, Christian, and Santiago.

Of course, many unique baby names have Latin origins too, such as Sidra, Domino, and Vesper. Latin was the language of ancient Rome, another source for fashionable modern names, such as Augustus, Cassius, and Octavia.

Browse all of our Latin baby names here, ordered by popularity on Nameberry. 

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