Ancient Baby Names, Names from Old Rome or Greek, Page 2

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.

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Name	Meaning	Gender	Recorded origin
Alexandra	Defender Of Mankind. Feminine Of Alexander.	Female	English
Alexis	Helper: Defender. Variation Of Alexander.	Female	English
Aloeus	Myth Name (Father Of Giants)	Male	Greek
Althaea	Pure	Female	Greek
Alvis	All-Knowing.	Male	English
Alwin	Wise Friend.	Male	English
Amalia	Spanish Form Of Amelia Industrious	Female	Spanish
Ambrosia	Myth Name (Food Of The Gods)	Female	Greek
Ambrosius	Divine	Male	Dutch
Amelia	Defender ANSELMA	Female	German
Amenhotep	Name Of A Pharaoh	Male	Egyptian
Amethyst	Jewel	Female	Greek
Amphion	Myth Name (Son Of Zeus)	Male	Greek
Amphitrite	Myth Name (A Sea Goddess)	Female	Greek
Amun	Myth Name (God Of Mystery)	Male	Egyptian
Amunet	Myth Name (Goddess Of Mystery)	Female	Egyptian
Anais	Grace	Female	Hebrew
Anastasia	Resurrection	Female	Greek
Anastasius	Reborn	Male	Greek
Anchises	Myth Name (Father Of Aeneas)	Male	Greek
Andraemon	Myth Name	Male	Greek
Andreas	German Form Of Andrew (Manly)	Male	German
Androgeus	Myth Name (Son Of Minos)	Male	Greek
Andromache	Myth Name (Wife Of Hector)	Female	Greek
Andromeda	"Ruler Of Men."According To Greek Mythology, Andromeda Married Perseus, Who H...	Female	African
Anis	Close Friend	Male	Arabic
Annikki	Grace	Female	Hebrew
Ansgar	Warrior	Male	Celtic
Antaeus	Myth Name (Killed By Hercules)	Male	Greek
Antigone	Myth Name (Daughter Of Oedipus)	Female	Greek
Antilochus	Myth Name (Son Of Nestor)	Male	Greek
Antinous	Myth Name (One Of Penelope's Suitors)	Male	Greek
Antiope	Myth Name (Daughter Of Asopus)	Female	Greek
Antonia	Feminine Form Of Antonio Beyond Praise	Female	Spanish
Antonina	Feminine Form Of Antonio Beyond Praise	Female	Spanish
Anysia	Complete	Female	Greek
Aoife	Irish Form Of Eve Gives Life	Female	Irish
Aphra	Dust. Biblical Place Name.	Female	Hebrew
Apollo	Uncle Of Tristan	Male	Arthurian
Apollonia	Masculine Form Of Apollo.	Female	Greek
Aquilina	An Eagle: Sharp-Eyed.	Female	Spanish
Arcas	Myth Name (Son Of Zeus)	Male	Greek
Arete	Beauty	Female	Greek
Arethusa	Myth Name (Nymph)	Female	Greek
Ari	Lion Of God	Male	Hebrew
Aria	Gentle Music	Female	English
Ariadne	Very Holy	Female	Greek
Arion	Myth Name (Horse Of Adrastus)	Male	Greek
Aristaeus	Myth Name (Son Of Apollo)	Male	Greek
Aristotle	Best Of Thinkers	Male	Greek

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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.