08-23-2010, 08:12 PM
Yes, in French we have many Roman names :
Adrien, Antoine, Antonin, Auguste, Aurélien, Claude, Cornelius, Émile, Émilien, Fabien, Fabrice, Félicien, Flavien, Horace, Jules, Julien, Lucien, Marc-Antoine, Marius, Martial, Valérian, Victorien.
Greek ones too, like Alexandre, Philippe, Aristide, Théodore, Théophile, Théodule, Basile, Constantin, Christophe…
My Great-great grandfather and all the men till my uncle where called Théodore.
Many of the Roman names where Frenchified : Iulius/Jules, Claudius/Claude, Flavianus/Flavien, Martialis/Martial, etc.
Adrien, Antoine, Antonin, Auguste, Aurélien, Claude, Cornelius, Émile, Émilien, Fabien, Fabrice, Félicien, Flavien, Horace, Jules, Julien, Lucien, Marc-Antoine, Marius, Martial, Valérian, Victorien.
Greek ones too, like Alexandre, Philippe, Aristide, Théodore, Théophile, Théodule, Basile, Constantin, Christophe…
My Great-great grandfather and all the men till my uncle where called Théodore.
Many of the Roman names where Frenchified : Iulius/Jules, Claudius/Claude, Flavianus/Flavien, Martialis/Martial, etc.
Quote:I guess in most Romance-speaking countries Roman names are popular.
Italian: Giulio/Giulia, Claudio/Claudia, Remo, Cesare/Cesarina, Adriano/Adriana, Emili(an)o/Emilia, Flavio/Flavia, etc.
I can make a longer list of Romanian names: Iuliu/Iulia, Liviu/Livia, Virgil, Tiberiu, Traian, Remus, Romulus, Claudiu/Claudia, Cezar/Cezara, Aurel/Aurelia, Titus, Septimiu, Adrian/Adriana, Cornel(iu)/Cornelia, Augustin/August(in)a, Felix/Felicia, Flaviu/Flavia, Hora?iu, Iustin/Iustina, Constantin/Constantina, Lucian/Lucia(na), Marius, Octav(ian)/Octavia, Sabin/Sabina, Emil(ian)/Emilia, Silviu/Silvia, Valer(iu)/Valeria, Victor/Victoria, Fabian/Fabia(na), and many more.