Name your baby after an empress – 10 Roman empresses

1) Cornelia Cinna (Sinna or Cinnilla) was Julius Caesar’s first wife.

Cornelia comes from the Roman surname Cornelius which means ‘horn’.

The different forms of Cornelia are Cornalia, Cornela, Cornelya, Cornella and Carniela, Carnelia and Carna.

Cinna is generally short in Cinnabar or Cinnamon, but here it may be derived from Cincinnus, “curly hair”.

Similar names are Ciana, Sinny, Sina, and Sienna.

2) Pompeia Sulla was the second wife of Julius Caesar.

Pompeia means of Pompey. Pompeia and Pompea are very rare names. Similar are names like Pomona, Pomelina, and Pomela.

It is not known what the meaning of the name Sulla is, but it has been speculated that it could be a diminutive of Sura, form of Rufus or Sylla (which is short for Sibylla). Sura means “the calf of the leg”, Rufus “red” and Sibylla is the Greek oracle.

Names similar to Sulla are Sula or Shula and Seula.

Sura’s name would be very unusual. Suri and Suraya (Soraya) are more used. You could write the name Soura or Souria, but keep in mind that in French mouse means mouse. (Pronounced as Suri)

3) Livia Drusilla Julia Augusta was the third wife of Octavius ​​Augustus.

Livia, Liviana and Livilla are good names. Other names similar to these are Liv, Livana, and Liviya.

Drusilla was used a bit as a name during the 19th century, but it has been forgotten. Drusilla variants include Drewsilla, Druscilla, Drucella, Drue, and Drew.

Julia is a beloved and common name with a lot of variation, like Julie, Julianne, Juliet, Juline, Jolene, Joleta, and Julaine.

Augusta isn’t very popular anymore, but it does have some variants that don’t sound so old-fashioned, like Asta, Austine, and Gusta.

4) Vipsania Agrippina was the first wife of Tiberius.

Vipsania is another weird name. Similar names to him are Vipsa, Vipasa, Sania, Saniya, Sana, Sanna, Zania, Xania, Shania, and Shayna.

Agrippina is a form of Agrippa, which means “feet first”. Variations of the name are Agrippine and Agrippinilla, but also Agrafina, Grippa, Chrippa, and Chrippine. Chrispina is a similar name.

5) Junia Claudilla was the first wife of Cayo Galígula.

Junia could be used as a more unusual version of Julia. The Junia variations are Juno and June. Junita is a mix of Juanita and June. Using the forms of Julia, one could form names like Junine, Juniata, and Juniette.

Claudilla is a diminutive form of Claudia. Claudia is a common name. Claudia’s forms are Clauda, ​​Clodia, Claudine, Claudette, and Claudelle. Gladys is the Welsh form of the name and Clodagh the Irish form.

6) Lollia Paulina was the third wife of Gaius Galigula.

The meaning of the name Lollia is unknown. It’s probably a Sabine name. Similar names to him are Lollie, Lolly, Lola and Lolita, forms of Dolores.

Paulina is a diminutive form of Paulus, “little”. Other names similar to Paulina are Paula and Pauleen, but also Pola, Polly, Polina and Bellina.

7) Milonia Caesonia was the fourth wife of Cayo Galigula.

The forms of Milonia are Milonie, Miloni, and Milona. Similar names are Melanie, Milena, Miley, Milana, Miliana, and Milada.

The name Caesonia comes from a Latin name Kaeso (pronounced a bit like “ky-sue”), and the female forms of Kaeso are Caesula, Cesula, Caesulla, Caesilla, and Caesillia. The best known form of this name is Cecilia., Celia and Celine.

Like Cecilia, this name is very popular and has many different forms, such as Cecilee, Cellie, Cezya, Cicely, Sissy, and Cilla.

8) Plautia Urgulanilla (Plausia Herculanilla) was Claudio’s first wife.

The name Plautia can also be written Plausia, Plotia, and Plosia. Similar names are Lotia and Latia.

Urgulanilla is not a common name and not even especially nice, but it is derived from the Etruscan version of Hercules, and Herculanilla-like girl names are Hercilia, Herculla, and Herculena. Other names for Urgulanilla could be Gul, Gula, Guilla, Gunilla, and Gunna.

9) Aelia Paetina was Claudio’s second wife.

Baby names that sound like Aelia are Elia, Eliana, Alia, Ella, Elle and Ellia

Paetina sounds like Betina, and similar names are Bettina, Bethuna, Pathina, Battina, and Betiana.

10) Poppaea Sabina was Nero’s second wife.

Poppea sound like Poppy (Poppi, Poppie)

Sabina is of Latin origin and means Sabine. Variants of this name are Sabine, Sabinna, Bina, Savina, Sebina, and Sebinah.

Other imperial names you can choose:

Czaritsa, Tsaritsa, Tzaritsa and Zaritsa are feminine variations of the Russian name for an Emperor; Czar.

Cesara, Cesare, Cesarea, Cesaria, and Cesarina are variations of the names Caesar, Cesar, and Cesaro. You can choose to write the names with the initials C, S, or Ch and use soz in the middle of the name.