Modern people with Roman names

[Marcus F.]

I just noticed that one of the Slovenian players is also named Cesar.

[Robert Vermaat]

Cesar Pocinya
Cezary Wyszynski
:wink:

[Marcus F.]

I heard in the news that Petraeus is the the new legatus in Bactria.

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

We have a new trainee named Aurelien....

[Goffredo]

In Italy names of friends of mine: Marco, Fabio, Flavio, Marcello, Marcella, Lucio, Ardiano, Giulio, Giulia, Claudio, Claudia, Aurelio, Aurelia, Adriana, Livio, Livia, Massimo, Massimiano, Cesare, Agostino, Antonio, Valerio, Valeria, Patrizia, Sabina, ...

[Robert Vermaat]

Roman Polanski.

Sorry, could not resist that one... :oops:

[Scipion66]

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.

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.

[bellatrix]

I think Julius is a cool name for a boy. Not sure if a boy with that name here in America would be teased by being called "Orange Julius" after the orange drink, but I think kids can make fun of any name, even the common ones. I would be curious about how many R.A.T. members have Roman names and what your experiences have been with your unique name(s). I love the meanings behind many of the Roman names.

[john m roberts]

My old friend and founder of Museum Replicas was Hank Reinhardt, real name Julius Henry Reinhardt. A Latin-French-German combination. Only in america.

[Vindex]

My dog's vet is called Cesar (he's Portugese) and I recently met a Gaius.

And of course there is James Tiberius Kirk!! :roll: :lol: (It's life, Jim, but not as we know it...)

[bellatrix]

And of course there is James Tiberius Kirk!! (It's life, Jim, but not as we know it...)

James Tiberius Kirk sounds pretty imposing. What better name for a starship commander than James T. Kirk? Names of leaders should carry a certain weight, I think!

[Ron Andrea]

Gravitas, as it were.

[bellatrix]

Gravitas, as it were.

Yes, gravitas is the perfect word! When you think about it, there aren't many leaders from history or current times with weak-sounding names. Maybe our names really can affect our paths in life.

[Vindex]

Hannibal Lector??? hock:

[Ron Andrea]

Hannibal Lector??? hock:

I suspect his name was chosen for its rhyming mate.