Because the guide to pronunciation of male names should familiarize the reader with general Latin pronunciation, the list which follows is considerably abbreviated.
Achaeans |
Ah-kye-ans |
Achilles |
Ah-kill-ees |
Adherbal |
Ahd-her-bahl |
aedile |
eye-deel (English, ee-dyel or ay-dyel) |
Aedui |
Eye-doo-ee |
Aeneas |
Eye-nay-ahs (English, An-ee-ass or Ay-nee-ass) |
Aeschylus |
Eye-skee-luss (English, Ee-skee-luss) |
ager publicus |
ah-ger (the g as in “got”) pub-lee-kuss |
Agger |
Ag-er (ag as in “hag”) |
Allobroges |
Al-oh-broh-gays (at as in “pal”) |
Ambrones |
Am-broh-nays (am as in “ham”) |
Amor |
Ah-mor |
Anopaea |
Ah-noh-pye-ah |
Antigone |
Ant-ig-oh-nay (ant as in “pant”—ig as in “pig”) |
Apulia |
Ah-poo-lee-ah |
aqua |
ah-kwah |
Aquae Sextiae |
Ah-kwye Sex-tee-eye |
Arausio |
Ah-row-see-oh (row as in “cow”) |
Ariadne |
Ah-ree-ahd-nay |
Aricia |
Ah-rick-ee-ah (rick as in “kick”) |
Arpinum |
Ar-pee-noom (oom is “short”—like the u in “puss”) |
Atuatuci |
Ah-too-ah-too-kee |
auctoritas |
owk-tor-ee-tahss (ow as in “cow”) |
augur |
ow-goor (ow as in “cow”—the g as in “good”) |
Aurelia |
Ow-ray-lee-ah (English, Awe- ree-lee-ah) |
Baetis |
Bye-tiss |
Baiae |
Bye-eye |
Berenice |
Bear-en-ee-kay (English, Bear-en-eye-kee) |
biga |
bee-gah |
Bithynia |
Bith-in-ee-ah (bith as in “pith”) |
Boii |
Boy-ee |
Boiohaemum |
Boy-oh-hye-moom (oo sounded like the u in “put”) |
Boiorix |
Boy-or-ix |
Bomilcar |
Bom-ill-kar (bom as in “torn”) |
Bona Dea |
Boh-nah Day-ah |
boni |
bonny (as in Scots “bonny”) |
Brundisium |
Broon-dis-ee-oom (dis as in “this”) |
Burdigala |
Boor-dee-gah-lah (boor as in “poor”) |
Caelian |
Kye-lee-ahn |
Campania |
Kam-pah-nee-ah (kam as in “ham”) |
campus |
kam-puss (same then as now) |
Capena |
Kap-ay-nah (kap as in “tap”) |
capite censi |
kap-it-ayken-see(ken as n “ten”) |
Capua |
Kap-oo-ah (oo as in “too”) |
career |
kar-ker |
Carinae |
Ka-reen-eye (ka as in “can”) |
Celt |
Kelt (as in “spelt”) |
Cercina |
Ker-kee-nah (ker as in “her”) |
Charybdis |
Kah-rib-dis (rib as in “crib”) |
Cherusci |
Ker-oos-kee |
Cilicia |
Kill-ick-ee-ah (English, Sill-ish-ah) |
Cimbri |
Kim-bree (kirn as in “him”) |
Circei |
Ker-kay-ee |
cloaca |
kloh-ah-kah (kloh as in “so”) |
confarreatio |
kon-fah-ray-ah-tee-oh |
consultant |
kon-sool-toom |
contio |
kon-tee-oh |
corona |
kor-oh-nah |
cottabus |
kot-ah-buss (kot-as in “pot”) |
Croesus |
Kree-suss |
culibonia |
kool-ee-bon-ee-ah (bon as in “upon”) |
Cumae |
Koo-mye |
cunnus |
koo-nuss |
curia |
koo-ree-ah |
cursus honorunt |
koor-suss hon-or-oom (hon as in “upon”) |
curule |
koo-rool |
Danae |
Dan-ah-ay (dan as in “can”) |
dignitas |
deen-yee-tahss (sibilant ending) |
domus |
dom-uss (dom as in “torn”) |
Druentia |
Droo-en-tee-ah |
Epaphroditus |
Ep-ah-froh-dee-tuss (English, Ep-afroh-dye-tuss) |
Euxine |
Erx-een (English, Yewx-een) |
fasces |
fass-kays (fass as in “lass”) |
fasti |
fah-stee |
Fauces Suburae |
Fow-kays (fow as in “cow”) Soo-boo-rye |
Felix |
Fay-licks |
fellator |
fell-ah-tor (fell as in “sell”) |
flamen |
flah-men (men as in “ten”) |
flamen Dialis |
flah-men Dee-ah-lis |
flumen |
floo-men (floo as in “too”) |
Fortuna |
For-too-nah |
forum |
for-oom |
Forum Boarium |
Boh-ah-ree-oom |
Forum Frumentarium |
Froo-men-tah-ree-oom |
Forum Holitorium |
Hol-it-or-ee-oom (hoi as in “doll”) |
Forum Piscinum |
Piss-kee-noom |
Forum Romanum |
Roh-mah-noom |
Gades |
Gah-days |
Gaetuli |
Gye-too-lee |
Gallia |
Gal-ee-ah (gal as in “pal”) |
Gallia Comata |
Com-ah-tah (com as in “torn”) |
garum |
ga-room (ga as in “gap”) |
Garumna |
Gah-room-nah |
Gauda |
Gow-dah (gow as in “cow”) |
gens |
gens (the g as in “get”—word rhymes with “hens”) |
Germalus |
Ger-mah-luss (the g as in “get”—ger as in “her”) |
Germani |
Ger-mah-nee (the g as in “get”—ger as in “her”) |
Getorix |
Gay-tor-ix (ix as in “six”) |
Halicyae |
Hal-ee-kee-eye (hal as in “pal”) |
Hiempsal |
Hee-emp-sal |
Hispania |
Hiss-pah-nee-ah |
Hispania Citerior |
Kit-er-ee-or (kit as in “sit”) |
Hispania Ulterior |
Ool-ter-ee-or |
hubris |
hoo-briss |
lampsas |
Yamp-sahss (yamp as in “lamp”) |
lamus |
Yah-muss |
Icosium |
Ee-koh-see-oom |
Illyricum |
Ill-ir-ee-coom (ir as in “stirrup”) |
imagines |
im-ah-gee-nays (the g as in “gear”) |
imago |
im-ah-goh (im as in “him”) |
imperator |
im-pair-ah-tor |
imperium |
im-pair-ee-oom (English, im-peer-ee-oom) |
insula |
in-soo-lah |
lol |
Yol (as in “doll”) |
Irrumator |
irr-oo-mah-tor (irr as in “stir-rup”) |
iugera |
yew-gair-ah |
iugerum |
yew-gair-oom (yew as in “few”) |
Juba |
Joo-bah |
Jugurtha |
Joo-goor-thah (English, Joo-ger-thuh) |
Julia |
Joo-lee-ah |
Julilla |
Joo-lil-lah |
Juturna |
Joo-toor-nah |
Lares |
Lah-rays |
Lares Permarini |
Pair-mah-ree-nee |
Lares Praestites |
Prye-stit-ays (stit as in “sit”) |
Lautumiae |
Low-too-mee-eye (low as in “cow”) |
Licinia |
Lick-in-ee-ah |
Lugdunum |
Loog-doo-noom |
macellum |
mack-ell-oom (mack as in “tack”) |
Marcia |
Mar-kee-ah (English, Marsh-uh or Mar-see-uh) |
Marcomanni |
Mar-koh-mah-nee |
Marrucini |
Mar-oo-kee-nee (heavy r—mar as in “tar”) |
Marsi |
Mar-see |
Masinissa |
Mah-sin-iss-ah (sin as in “tin”) |
Mastanabal |
Mah-stan-ah-bahl (stan as in “ran”) |
Mauretania |
Mow-ret-ah-nee-ah (mow as in “cow”) |
mentula |
men-too-lah (men as in “ten”) |
mentulam coco |
men-too-lahm kah-koh |
Metrobius |
Met-roh-bee-uss (met as in “set”) |
Micipsa |
Mick-ip-sah |
Milo |
Mee-loh (English, Mye-loh) |
Misenum |
Mee-say-noom |
Mithridates |
Mith-rid-ah-tays (English, Mith-rid-ay-tees) |
Muluchath |
Moo-loo-kath |
Myrto |
Meer-toh |
Nabataea |
Nah-bah-tye-ah |
Nabdalsa |
Nab-dahl-sah (nab as in “cab”) |
Naevius |
Nye-vee-uss |
Narbo |
Nor-boh or Nah-boh |
Neapolis |
Nay-ah-pol-iss (pol as in “doll”) |
nefas |
neff-ahss (neff as in “left”—ahss as in “arse”) |
nemo |
nay-moh |
Nicopoiis |
Nick-op-ol-iss |
Numantia |
Noo-man-tee-ah (man as in “man”) |
Numidia |
Noo-mid-ee-ah (mid as in “bid”) |
Ocelum |
Ock-ell-oom (ock as in “sock”) |
Odysseus |
Odd-iss-oos (English, Odd-iss-ee-uss) |
Oedipus |
Ee-dee-puss (American, Ed-ee-puss) |
oppidum |
op-id-oom (op as in “hop”—id as in “bid”) |
opus incertum |
op-uss in-ker-toom |
Oxyntas |
Ox-in-tahss (in as in “sin”) |
Paeligni |
Pye-leen-yee |
Pamphylia |
Pam-fee-lee-ah (pam as in “ham”) |
Paphlagonia |
Paff-la-goh-nee-ah |
papyrus |
pap-eye-russ (pap as in “tap”) |
Patavium |
Pat-ah-vee-oom (pat as in “cat”) |
paterfamilias |
pat-er-fam-ill-ee-ahss |
Patrae |
Pat-rye |
Penates |
Pen-ah-tays (pen as in “ten”) |
Perseus |
Per-soos (English, Per-see-uss) |
phalerae |
fal-er-eye (fal as in “pal”) |
Phrygia |
Fridge-ee-ah |
Picenum |
Pee-kay-noom |
pilum |
pee-loom |
Placentia |
Plah-ken-tee-ah |
plebs |
rhymes with “webs” |
podex |
poh-dex (dex as in “sex”) |
pomerium |
poh-mair-ee-oom |
praefectus fabrutn |
prye-feck-tuss fab-room (fab as in “cab”) |
praenomen |
prye-noh-men |
praetor |
prye-tor |
praetor peregrinus |
pair-egg-ree-nuss |
praetor urbanus |
oor-bah-nuss |
primus inter pares |
pree-muss in-ter pah-rays |
Princeps Senatus |
Prin-keps Sen-ah-tuss |
Priscilla |
Priss-kill-ah (English, Priss-ill-uh) |
privatus |
pree-vah-tuss |
pteryges |
terry-gays |
Ptolemy |
Tol-em-ee (tol as in “doll”) |
Ptolemy Apion |
Ah-pee-on |
Ptolemy Euergetes |
Er-air-get-ays |
Puteoli |
Poo-tay-oh-lee |
Pyrrhus |
Pirr-uss (pirr as in “stirrup”) |
Reate |
Ray-ah-tay |
Regia |
Ray-gee-ah (the g as in “gear”) |
Remus |
Rem-uss (rem as in “hem”—English, Ree-muss) |
Rhenus |
Ray-nuss |
Rhodanus |
Rod-an-uss (rod as in “cod”) |
Roma |
Roh-mah |
Romulus |
Roh-moo-luss |
rostra |
roh-strah |
Rusicade |
Roo-see-kah-day |
Rutilia |
Roo-tee-lee-ah |
saepta |
sye-p-tah |
sagum |
sag-oom (sag as in “hag”) |
saltatrix tonsa |
sal-tah-tricks ton-sah (ton as in “upon”) |
Samnium |
Sam-nee-oom (sam as in “ham”) |
satrap |
sat-rap |
Scordisci |
Skor-disk-ee |
Scylax |
Skee-lacks (English, Sky-lacks) |
Scylla |
Skee-lah (English, Skill-uh or Sill-uh) |
Servilia |
Sair-vee-lee-ah (sair as in “air”) |
Servilia Caepionis |
Kye-pee-oh-niss |
smaragdus |
smah-rag-duss |
Smyrna |
Smeer-nah (English, Smur-nuh—smur as in “fur”) |
stibium |
stib-ee-oom (stib as in “crib”) |
stimulus |
stim-oo-luss (stim as in “dim”) |
Subura |
Soo-boo-rah |
Sulpicia |
Sool-pick-ee-ah |
suovetaurilia |
soo-of-et-ow-rill-ee-ah |
Syrtis |
Seer-tiss (seer as in “leer”) |
Taprobane |
Tap-roh-bah-nay |
Tarpeian |
Tar-pay-ee-an |
tata |
tah-tah |
Teutobod |
Ter-toh-bod (bod as in “cod”) |
Teutones |
Ter-toh-nays |
Thermopylae |
Ther-mop-ee-lye |
torc |
tork |
tribuni |
trib-oo-nee (trib as in “crib”) |
tribuni aerarii |
eye-rah-ree-ee |
tribuni militum |
mill-it-oom (mill as in “will”) |
tribuni plebis |
pleb-iss (pleb as in “web”) |
Tullianum |
Tool-ee-ah-noom |
Tusculum |
Tuss-koo-loom (tuss as in “puss”) |
Tyrrhenian |
Tir-ray-nee-an (tir as in “stirrup”) |
Ubus |
Oo-buss |
Ulysses |
Oo-liss-ays (English, Yew-liss-ees) |
Utica |
Oo-tee-kah |
Vediovis |
Ved-ee-of-iss (ved as in “bed”— of as in “of”) |
Velabrum |
Vel-ab-room (vel as in “sell”—ab as in “cab”) |
Velia |
Vel-ee-ah |
Vercellae |
Ver-kell-eye |
via |
vee-ah |
Via Aemilia |
Eye-mill-ee-ah |
Via Aemilia Scauri |
Eye-mill-ee-ah Skow-ree (skow as in “cow”) |
Via Annia |
Ah-nee-ah |
Via Appia |
Ah-pee-ah |
Via Aurelia |
Ow-ray-lee-ah (ow as in “cow”) |
Via Domitia |
Dom-it-ee-ah (dom as in “tom”—it as in “sit”) |
Via Flaminia |
Flam-in-ee-ah (flam as in “ham”) |
Via Lata |
Lah-tah |
Via Latina |
Lat-ee-nah (lat as in “sat”) |
Via Nova |
Noh-vah |
via praetoria |
prye-tor-ee-ah |
via principalis |
prin-kip-ah-liss |
Via Sacra |
Sack-ran |
Via Salaria |
Sal-ah-ree-ah (sal as in “pal”) |
Via Tiburtina |
Tib-er-tee-nah (lib as in “crib”) |
vicus |
vee-kuss |
Vicus Patricii |
Pat-rick-ee-ee (pat as in “sat”) |
Vicus Tuscus |
Tuss-kuss (as in “puss”) |
Volcae Tectosages |
Vol-kye Teck-toh-sah-gays |
Volscian |
Vol-skee-an |