Some people associate Latin names as being dignified and belonging to an aristocratic class. However that\u2019s not always the case. There are quite a few funny and interesting Latin names that are bound to make anyone giggle.<\/p>\n
For example there\u2019s the name \u2018Ahala\u2019 and it means \u2018armpit\u2019. [Commonly used in the Servilia Clan]<\/p>\n
Flaccus = floppy ears. [feminine form would be Flacca]<\/p>\n
Arvina = fat, lard [Commonly used in the Cornelia Clan]<\/p>\n
Varro = block head<\/p>\n
Bibulus = drunkard [feminine form = Bibula] [Calpurnia Clan]<\/p>\n
Aculeo = prickly, unfriendly.<\/p>\n
Verres = pig<\/p>\n
Brutus = dim or dull witted. [feminine form = Bruta] [Lunia Clan]<\/p>\n
Bucco = fool<\/p>\n
Rullus = boorish, uncultured. [Servilia Clan]<\/p>\n
There are also some Latin names that indicate what the ancestor\u2019s occupation may have been before the family entered patrician status:<\/p>\n
Caepio = onion seller. [Servilia Clan]<\/p>\n
Bubulcus = cattle driver. [feminine = Bubulca]<\/p>\n
Figulus = potter [feminine = figula]<\/p>\n
Natta = artisan [Pinaria Clan]<\/p>\n
Pictor = painter [female form = Pictrix]<\/p>\n
Salinator = salt harvester [feminine = Salinatrix] [Livia Clan]<\/p>\n
Asellio = donkey keeper [commonly used in the Sempronia Clan]<\/p>\n
Then there are some names that aren\u2019t necessarily bad in meaning, but quite bizarre:<\/p>\n
Agrippa = born feet first [Menenia Clan]<\/p>\n
Camillus = child who helps during sacrifices. [feminine = Camilla] [Furia Clan]<\/p>\n
Culleo = leather sack. Note: this leather sack was used to carry liquid and was used for drinking water when traveling. [Terentia Clan]<\/p>\n
Vespillo = burial person\/gravedigger. Note: this refers to the people who buried corpses from families who were too poor to pay for a funeral. In ancient Rome, funerals were grand events that were expensive. Those who couldn\u2019t afford to pay for a funeral just hired a simple burial person\/gravedigger to bury their dead.<\/p>\n
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Some people associate Latin names as being dignified and belonging to an aristocratic class. However that\u2019s not always the case. There are quite a few funny and interesting Latin names that are bound to make anyone giggle. For example there\u2019s the name \u2018Ahala\u2019 and it means \u2018armpit\u2019. [Commonly used in the Servilia Clan] Flaccus =…<\/p>\n