Latin Baby Names

Latin-origin names in this collection include some of the most used names in current U.S. SSA data: Olivia, Oliver, Lucas, Ava, Camila, Luna, Violet, Aurora, Leo, and Lucy. Latin here usually means the name entered European naming through Latin vocabulary, Roman naming, or a Latinized church form, then spread into English, Spanish, and other languages.

Because Latin is a source language rather than a modern spoken community in the U.S., these names do not ask you to keep Latin pronunciation. They ask you to notice how a classical root became an ordinary American name. Luna still means moon; Violet still names a flower; Oliver and Olivia still point at the olive tree. The Latin is audible as meaning more than as sound.

If you like this hub, you are often choosing a name that is already international. Check crowding as well as etymology. A Latin root can be ancient and still the most given girl name in a recent U.S. year. The history does not cancel the classroom math.