Ancient Baby Names, Names from Old Rome or Greek, Page 4

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
Brennus	A Supposed King Of Britain	Male	Arthurian
Brian	Strong	Male	Celtic
Briareus	Myth Name (A Titan)	Male	Greek
Brighid	Protective	Female	Irish
Briseis	Myth Name (Slave Of Achilles)	Female	Greek
Brittany	From Britain	Female	Celtic
Brunhild	Dark Or Noble	Female	German
Brunhilde	Dark, Noble	Female	German
Bruno	Brown-Haired	Male	Italian
Brutus	Myth Name	Male	English
Burchard	Strong As A Castle	Male	English
Burkhart	Strong As A Castle	Male	German
Caesar	Long Hair	Male	Danish
Caius	Rejoicer.	Male	English
Calvina	Feminine Form Of Calvino Bald	Female	Spanish
Calypso	Myth Name (Daughter Of Atlas)	Female	Greek
Camilla	Free-Born: Noble. Variant Of Camilla	Female	French
Canace	Myth Name	Female	Greek
Candace	Candace Was An Ancient Hereditary Title Used By Ethiopian Queens.	Female	English
Candida	Pure Or White	Female	Spanish
Caradoc	Son Of Bran	Male	Arthurian
Carmelo	Fruitful Orchard. Refers To Mount Carmel In Palestine.	Male	Hebrew
Cassian	Curly-Headed.	Male	Irish
Castor	Myth Name (Brother Of Helen)	Male	Greek
Cebriones	Myth Name	Male	Greek
Celsus	Name Of A Saint	Male	Irish
Cepheus	Myth Name (Father Of Andromeda)	Male	Greek
Ceyx	Myth Name (Husband Of Alcyone)	Male	Greek
Charis	Blend Of Cherie And Cerise. Dear One: Darling	Female	English
Charon	Myth Name (Ferryman Across The River Styx)	Male	Greek
Chione	Daughter Of The Nile.	Female	Egyptian
Chloris	Myth Name (Goddess Of Spring)	Female	Greek
Chryseis	Myth Name (Prisoner Of Agamemnon)	Female	Greek
Chryses	Myth Name (A Priest Of Apollo)	Male	Greek
Cian	Ancient	Male	Gaelic
Cinyras	Myth Name (Founded The Cult Of Aphrodite)	Female	Greek
Circe	According To Greek Mythology, This African Witch Transformed The Greek Troops...	Female	African
Clancy	Ruddy Warrior	Male	Irish
Claudia	Lame	Female	Spanish
Claudius	Lame.	Male	English
Cleon	From The Cliff	Male	English
Clio	Celebrate	Female	Greek
Clymene	Myth Name (Mother Of Atalanta)	Female	Greek
Con	Exalted	Female	Gaelic
Cornelius	Strong Willed Or Wise	Male	Irish
Corydon	Ready To Fight	Male	Greek
Cosmo	"Order, Universe."	Male	Greek
Creusa	Myth Name (Daughter Of Erechteus)	Female	Greek
Crispina	A Female Name Meaning "Curly Haired."	Female	African
Ctesippus	Myth Name (One Of Penelope's Suitors)	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.