Ancient Baby Names, Names from Old Rome or Greek, Page 12

Choosing an ancient baby name is a way to hand your child a piece of deep history the moment they're born. These names echo from the temples of Rome, the agoras of Greece, the courts of Byzantium, and the pages of old scripture, and they carry a weight that trendy modern picks simply can't match. If you want your baby to stand out with a name that feels timeless, mysterious, and quietly powerful, ancient baby names are a wonderful place to start.

You'll find striking options like Cassius and Octavia from Rome, Atticus and Calliope from Greece, Theodora and Alaric from Byzantium, and Ezra and Naomi from biblical tradition. Each of these ancient baby names carries a story — Atticus means "from Attica" and evokes wisdom, Theodora means "gift of God," and Alaric was the Visigoth king who shook an empire. These names have survived thousands of years precisely because they sound strong and mean something worth remembering.

When you read these names aloud, notice which ones feel natural with your family's rhythm and which ones invite nicknames you'll actually use. If this collection inspires you, you may also love our Biblical baby names, Arthurian picks, or our Celtic origins collection for more storied options. An ancient baby name gives your little one a name that has outlasted empires — and will grow gracefully with them through every stage of life.

All Boy Girl Unisex

All A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Name	Meaning	Gender	Recorded origin
Samson	Bright Sun	Male	Hebrew
Sarpedon	Myth Name (Killed By Patroclus During The Trojan War)	Male	Greek
Saturnin	Gift Of Saturn	Male	Spanish
Saturnina	Gift Of Saturn	Female	Spanish
Scylla	Myth Name (A Sea Monster)	Female	Greek
Sekhet	Wife Of Ptah	Female	Egyptian
Sela	Rock	Female	Hebrew
Semele	Myth Name (Mother Of Dionysus)	Female	Greek
Senen	Gift From God	Male	Hebrew
Seth	Myth Name (Murdered Osiris)	Male	Egyptian
Shanley	Old Hero	Male	Irish
Shannon	Little Old Wise One	Male	Irish
Silvia	From The Woods	Female	Romanian
Sinon	Gift From God	Male	Hebrew
Sisyphus	Myth Name (Son Of Aelous)	Male	Greek
Sophia	Wise	Female	Greek
Tamir	Owns Palm Trees	Male	Arabic
Tamra	Palm Tree. Variant Of Tamar. Biblical Tamara Was Daughter Of King David And S...	Female	Hebrew
Tara	Irish/Gaelic Name Meaning "Rocky Hill," Or "From The Crag Of A Tower."Variant...	Female	Gaelic
Tatiana	Variant Of An Ancient Italian Name; Myth Name	Female	Romanian
Telamon	Myth Name (Father Of Ajax)	Male	Greek
Telemachus	Myth Name (Son Of Odysseus)	Male	Greek
Telephus	Myth Name (Son Of Hercules)	Male	Greek
Terence	Old Form Of The Roman Clan Name Terrance.	Male	Irish
Tereus	Myth Name (King Of Thrace)	Male	Greek
Teucer	Myth Name (An Archer)	Male	Greek
Teuthras	Myth Name (King Of Mysia)	Male	Greek
Thais	Beloved	Female	Greek
Thalassa	From The Sea	Female	Greek
Thelma	Nursing	Female	Greek
Themis	Myth Name (Righteousness)	Female	Greek
Theon	Godly	Male	Greek
Theophania	God Appears	Female	Greek
Theron	Untamed.	Male	French
Thersites	Myth Name (Soldier In The Trojan War)	Male	Greek
Thetis	Myth Name (Mother Of Achilles)	Female	Greek
Thisbe	Myth Name (Lover Of Pyramus)	Female	Greek
Thor	Myth Name (God Of Thunder)	Male	Danish
Thoth	Myth Name (God Of The Moon)	Male	Egyptian
Thutmose	Name Of A Pharaoh	Male	Egyptian
Thyestes	Myth Name (Brother Of Atreus)	Male	Greek
Tigris	Myth Name	Male	Greek
Timo	Variant Of Timothy One Who Honors God.	Male	Spanish
Timon	One Who Honors God. The Biblical Timothy Was The Young Christian To Whom Paul...	Male	English
Titus	Of The Giants	Male	Greek
Triptolemus	Myth Name (Taught Agriculture By Demeter)	Male	Greek
Trista	Sad	Female	Italian
Tristan	Tumult: Outcry. From The Celtic Name Tristan. In Arthurian Legend Tristan Was...	Male	Celtic
Triton	Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon)	Male	Greek
Troy	Curly-Haired	Male	French

622 names found. Page 12 of 13.

More Ancient Baby Names

Persian Mythology Baby Names: Heroes of the Shahnameh and Names From Ancient Iran

Persian mythology offers two distinct wells for baby names: Ferdowsi's Shahnameh — the epic Book of Kings, completed around 1010 CE — and the older Zoroastrian and Avestan tradition, which deserves respect as a living faith. This guide groups the names by real-world wearability rather than dumping them in one pile. The crossover tier (Cyrus and Kourosh, Darius and Dariush, Roxana, Soraya, Daria, Yasmin) already crosses easily onto Western birth certificates. The hero tier from the Shahnameh (Rostam, Sohrab, Arash, Jamshid, Kaveh, Bahram, Esfandiyar, Zal, Khosrow) is bolder but still in everyday use across Iran and Central Asia. The heroines and lovers (Tahmineh, Rudabeh, Shirin, Manijeh, Farangis, Gordafarid, Parisa) make soft, literary choices, while the Zoroastrian deity and scripture names (Anahita, Mithra and Mehr, Mehrdad, Avesta, Zarathustra) range from quietly usable to admire-only. The piece flags Simorgh as a mythic bird rather than a human name, gives a pronunciation key for the trickier names, and decodes the shared roots — mehr for sun and love, the suffix -dad for given, the bright-roots inside Roxana and Jamshid — that explain why these names have survived a thousand years of continuous use.

8 Pretty Girl Baby Names From Ancient Culture

For a baby name that truly stands apart, step back through centuries to these eight ancient picks for girls. Amica is the Latin feminine of Amicus, meaning a friendly, loving woman, while Aurelia has flowed gracefully since the Roman Empire. Cassia comes from Greek for "spicy cinnamon," Fabia belongs to the Roman Fabius clan, and Flavia means golden, perfect for a blonde-haired baby. Gaia is the Greek earth goddess and universal mother, Junia is a Biblical name meaning "youth," and Russian Mila translates to "people's love." Each name hands your daughter a story that predates every trend.