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Male Hunger Games Characters
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Burdock
English, plant name
The name of an herbaceous plant in the daisy family. Burdock has never been recorded as a name in the US, but it may provide some woodsy steampunk flair. In Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games prequel —…
Casca
Ancient Roman
"old"
Casca was a Roman cognomen — a proto-surname — that derived from a word meaning "old." It was seen in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar , and more recently, in The Hunger Games .
Castor
Greek
"shining; wood; beaver"
If you can put aside the oil connection, Castor is a mythological option, borne by one of the (half) twins that make up the constellation Gemini, the other being Pollux. A son of Leda and a king of…
Cinna
Latin, family name
In The Hunger Games series, Cinna is the influential costume designer for Katniss. In ancient Rome, one Cinna was the father-in-law of Julius Caesar and another was a conspirator against Caesar.
Coriolanus
Ancient Roman, meaning unknown
Coriolanus comes from Corioli, the name of a Volscian city. The Shakespearean play Coriolanus is based on the life of Ancient Roman general Caius Marcius Coriolanus.
Crassus
Ancient Roman
"dense, fat, gross"
Crassus was an unflattering Roman cognomen — essentially, a surname that was originally given based on personal characteristics. It's unlikely it would be used today.
Crispus
Latin
"curly-haired"
A potential hero name: Crispus Attucks, an African and Native American man, was the first colonist to die for independence in the Boston Massacre.
Finnick
Literary invention
Finnick has risen to prominence as a first name via The Hunger Games , in which Finnick Odair was a winner of the games. A wearable literary creation, Finnick was given to 136 boys in the US in a…
Flavius
Latin
"yellow, blond"
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. Earlier…
Gaius
Latin
"to rejoice"
Stately Gaius (pronounced GUY-us) was in the name of many ancient Romans, including Julius Caesar. Little-used before the year 2000, it now feels like a fresh possibility in the revival of Latin…
Haymitch
Invented literary name
Hamish spinoff created by author Suzanne Collins for her trilogy The Hunger Games .
Hilarius
Latin from Greek
"cheerful, happy"
This cheerful Ancient Roman name may be too close to "hilarious" to use these days, but it does provide the root for choices such as Ilarion, Hilary, Ilaria, and Ilariy.
Hy
Diminutive of Hyman, Hebrew
"life"
Hy was once a nickname for Hyman, a Jewish Anglicization of Chaim. Today it has gone extinct, for obvious reasons.
Janus
Latin
"doorway"
The meaning of this ancient Roman god's name relates to transitions, hence its connection to the name of the first month of the new year, a time of fresh beginnings. Janus is usually depicted as a…
Jessup
Jessup is a masculine name with English origins, primarily used as a surname before transitioning to occasional first-name usage. It evolved from the medieval personal name 'Joseph,' meaning 'God…
Lucretius
Latin clan name
"wealth"
Lucretius is the name of the Roman philosopher who invented Epicureanism. But even in these days of old Roman name revival, Lucretius sounds a bit long-white-beardish, though it can be enlivened with…
Marvel
English word name
"to be filled with wonder or astonishment"
Marvel, once a feminine miracle name, has been resurrected as a unisex word name with a dose of superhero style.
Nero
Latin
"stern"
The association with the infamous Nero, the fiddling Roman emperor, would be unavoidable. But there was also the detective Nero Wolfe, hero of many mystery stories. Nero was born Lucius Domitius…
Peeta
Invented literary name
Author Suzanne Collins created this soft-spoken Peter variation for one of her heroes in her series The Hunger Games .
Pliny