Roman Dog Names

Who can forget the Romans, some of the greatest conquerors of all time? These Roman dog names are perfect for history buffs, or just those who want to name their dog something powerful.

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Aello
Meaning: Whirlwind
Aeolus
Meaning: The divine keeper of the winds
Agnes
Meaning: Hunter
Alke
Meaning: Might or valor
Apollo
Meaning: Destroyer; god of music, poetry, prophecy, archery and medicine
Argiodus
Meaning: white tooth
Asbolus
Meaning: soot
Aurora
Meaning: The goddess of dawn in greco-roman mythology
Bacchus
Meaning: The divine liberator and the patron of wine
Bellona
Meaning: The goddess of war
Caladrius
Meaning: A pure white bird that lived in the home of kings and had mythical healing abilities
Canache
Meaning: Gnasher
Cardea
Meaning: The goddess of spiritual and physical thresholds
Cece
Meaning: The goddess of agriculture, and motherly love
Celer
Meaning: Speedy, quick
Cerva
Meaning: Deer
Craugis
Meaning: Yapper
Cupid
Meaning: Ancient roman god of love.
Cyclops
Meaning: One-eyed giants in greek mythology
Cyprius
Meaning: Cyprian; the cypress tree
Decima
Meaning: Tenth; a member of the three fates that measured the thread of life
Diana
Meaning: The goddess of hunting in roman mythology
Dorceus
Meaning: gazelle
Dromas
Meaning: runner
Fauna
Meaning: The goddess of prophecy and fruitfulness in Roman mythology
Faunus
Meaning: A god of the wilderness who was also a musician that could see the future
Ferox
Meaning: Ferocious in roman mythology.
Flora
Meaning: Flower; the goddess of flowers in Roman mythology
Fortuna
Meaning: Goddess of fortune and good luck in Roman mythology
Genius
Meaning: A protective spirit
Harpalos
Meaning: grasper
Harpy
Meaning: Snatcher; winged monsters of Roman mythology
Harpyia
Meaning: seizer
Honos
Meaning: The god of chivalry
Hylactor
Meaning: barker
Hylaeus
Meaning: Sylvan
Hyrcanus
Meaning: from Hyrcania
Ichnobates
Meaning: trail-follower
Issa
Meaning: Her little ladyship
Jana
Meaning: God is gracious; feminine form of John
Janus
Meaning: God of the beginning in roman mythology.
Juno
Meaning: The queen of the gods in roman mythology
Jupiter
Meaning: The king of the gods in roman mythology.
Labros
Meaning: fury
Lachne
Meaning: Shaggy; laughter
Ladon
Meaning: catcher
Laelaps
Meaning: hurricane
Lakon
Meaning: Spartan
Lane
Meaning: Popular recliner brand.
Lemure
Meaning: The wrathful or mischievous dead
Leucon
Meaning: white
Liber
Meaning: The god of freedom, viticulture and fertility
Libera
Meaning: The goddess of freedom, viticulture and fertility
Luna
Meaning: The divine embodiment of the moon in greek mythology
Lupa
Meaning: A she-wolf in roman mythology
Lycisce
Meaning: Wolf; one of Actaeon's hounds
Lydia
Meaning: From lydia
Mace
Meaning: The collective dead in the afterlife
Maia
Meaning: The goddess who embodies growth
Margarita
Meaning: Pearl, daisy
Mars
Meaning: God of war in roman mythology.
Melampus
Meaning: black foot
Melanchaetes
Meaning: black hair
Melaneus
Meaning: black
Mercury
Meaning: The quick and agile messenger to the gods in Roman mythology. The closest planet to the Sun.
Minerva
Meaning: Goddess of wisdom in roman mythology
Morta
Meaning: A member of the three fates that cut the thread of life
Myia
Meaning: Beautiful
Nape
Meaning: glen
Nebrophonos
Meaning: fawn-killer
Neptune
Meaning: The god of freshwater in roman mythology
Nona
Meaning: Ninth
Numetor
Meaning: mythological grandfather of Romulus and Remus
Opis
Meaning: A divinity of plenty and fertility
Orcus
Meaning: A god of the underworld who punished broken oaths
Oresitrophos
Meaning: mountaineer
Oribasos
Meaning: mountain ranger
Page
Meaning: Roman household spirits of the pantry
Pamphagos
Meaning: voracious
Patricus
Meaning: noble
Pax
Meaning: Goddess of peace in roman mythology
Perseus
Meaning: derived from 'to destroy
Picus
Meaning: A minor god of agriculture; woodpecker or magpie
Pluto
Meaning: God of hell and wealth in roman mythology.
Poemenis
Meaning: Shepherd
Pomona
Meaning: The goddess presiding over fruit trees and orchards
Pterelas
Meaning: winged
Pyrrhus
Meaning: fire or flame-colored
Remus
Meaning: Twin brother of Romulus
Rhea
Meaning: Priestess who was the mother of romulus and remus
Romulus
Meaning: Mythological founder of Rome and twin brother to Remus
Rose
Meaning: Strength
Sancus
Meaning: The god of trust, and oaths
Saturn
Meaning: God of time in roman mythology.
Skylax
Meaning: puppy
Spoude
Meaning: Zeal
Sticte
Meaning: spot
Strix
Meaning: A bird that fed on human flesh
Terminus
Meaning: The god that lived in and protected boundary markers
Terra
Meaning: Ancient goddess who governed the productivity and fertility of the Earth
Theridamas
Meaning: beast-killer
Theron
Meaning: Hunter
Thoos
Meaning: Swift; quick water
Tigris
Meaning: Tiger
Trivia
Meaning: The goddess of crossroads and magic; place where the roads meet
Victoria
Meaning: Goddess of triumph in roman mythology
Vulcan
Meaning: The ancient god of fire in roman mythology.