Latin names built the Western naming canon. Felix, Julia, Marcus, Clara. They read as educated without being stuffy. Most are short, easy to spell, and look good on a CV in any decade.
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from the forest, woodland
crossroads, intersection
dealer, trader
pure, without deception
from Gabii (ancient Roman city)
lion
of the sheep family, shepherd lineage
lame, limping
man from Lucania (southern Italy)
just, righteous
industrious, striving
life, vital, of life
evergreen juniper tree
of the morning, daybreak
respectable, virtuous
paw, claw
desired, longed for
light, illumination
well-born, of noble birth
archway, structural arch
flowering, blooming
of the Horatii clan
consecrated, blessed by augury
small, humble
that which one believes
warlike, fighter (from Thracius)
pilgrim, traveler, wanderer
of the Claudian family, lame
harmonious regularity
cleric, church official
belonging to Mars
from Ilium, ancient Troy
light, luminous
from Hadria, near the Adriatic
fortunate, blissful
youthful, descendant of Julius
eighth
of the Fabian clan
highest, greatest
lucky, fortunate, auspicious
great serpent, guardian
from Galilee
supreme, excellent
great, venerable, majestic
cheerful, merry
lion
to rejoice, happy, glad
son of the dark one (via Maurus)
of Rome, strength
bower, canopy of branches
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