Roman Legion Name Generator

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Legio IV Vetus. Emblem: Hercules.

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  • TitleVetus
  • EmblemHercules
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    1. Legio XXVI Pugnax. Emblem: the bull.
    2. Legio XIV Hispana. Emblem: two bulls.
    3. Legio IV Montana. Emblem: the she-wolf.
    4. Legio XXIII Fida. Emblem: the elephant.
    5. Legio XXX Ferrea. Emblem: the eagle.
    6. Legio XVI Parthica. Emblem: the Capricorn.
    7. Legio XXX Pertinax. Emblem: Neptune.
    8. Legio XXIV Invicta. Emblem: two bulls.
    9. Legio XIX Traiana. Emblem: Minerva.
    10. Legio XXI Ferox. Emblem: Apollo.
    11. Legio XXX Severa. Emblem: the she-wolf.
    12. Legio XXVIII Saxosa. Emblem: Neptune.
    13. Legio X Strenua. Emblem: Neptune.
    14. Legio XXII Aurea. Emblem: Apollo.
    15. Legio XXIX Traiana. Emblem: Apollo.
    16. Legio XVI Silvestris. Emblem: the she-wolf.
    17. Legio XVII Ultrix. Emblem: the boar.
    18. Legio XXIV Caelestis. Emblem: Hercules.
    19. Legio VI Solaris. Emblem: Minerva.
    20. Legio VII Maritima. Emblem: the she-wolf.

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    This Roman legion name generator builds a name the way Rome did: Legio, a number and a title. The titles of real legions are here with their meanings, beside added Latin words and the emblems legions carried.

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    Number, title, emblem

    Press New legion name. You get a line such as "Legio XII Nocturna. Emblem: the boar." Tap a part to lock it, then press again: keep one number for the legions of one story, or keep a title and change its emblem.

    Telling real from made up

    Open the Title list under the tool. Each real title names every legion of the early Empire that bore it and its main base: Victrix, Ferrata, Gemina, Fulminata. Added words such as Invicta and Vigilans say so. A number and title that are not listed together are most likely a made-up legion.

    Questions and answers

    How were Roman legions named?

    By a number and a cognomen, or nickname. Neither was enough alone, Wikipedia's list of legions says: Legio III Cyrenaica and Legio III Gallica were two different legions, so the number and the title are read together.

    What do Roman legion names mean?

    A title tells an origin, an honor or a quality. Victrix is victorious, Ferrata ironclad, Gemina twinned, Fulminata thunderbolt, Rapax predator, and Alaudae larks. Every title in the list under the tool has its meaning.

    What was the emblem of a Roman legion?

    A symbol of the legion, frequently an animal or a mythological figure. It was shown on the vexillum, a small rectangular flag that served as the legion's standard. The bull, the boar, the Capricorn and Pegasus were all used.

    Are these real Roman legions?

    Some results are. The titles in the first group and all the emblems come from Wikipedia's table of legions of the early Empire, and each line names the real legions. Most pairings of number, title and emblem never existed.

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    Number: all 30 numbers

    I 5

    • I One. Early Empire legions: I Adiutrix, I Germanica, I Italica, I Macriana Liberatrix, I Minervia, I Parthica.
    • II Two. Early Empire legions: II Adiutrix, II Augusta, II Italica, II Parthica, II Traiana.
    • III Three. Early Empire legions: III Augusta, III Cyrenaica, III Gallica, III Italica, III Parthica.
    • IV Four. Early Empire legions: IV Flavia Felix, IV Italica, IV Macedonica, IV Scythica.
    • IX Nine. Early Empire legions: IX Hispana.
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    V 4

    • V Five. Early Empire legions: V Alaudae, V Macedonica.
    • VI Six. Early Empire legions: VI Ferrata, VI Hispana, VI Victrix.
    • VII Seven. Early Empire legions: VII Claudia, VII Gemina.
    • VIII Eight. Early Empire legions: VIII Augusta.

    X 21

    • X Ten. Early Empire legions: X Fretensis, X Gemina.
    • XI Eleven. Early Empire legions: XI Claudia.
    • XII Twelve. Early Empire legions: XII Fulminata.
    • XIII Thirteen. Early Empire legions: XIII Gemina.
    • XIV Fourteen. Early Empire legions: XIV Gemina.
    • XIX Nineteen. The real legion with this number has no title on the list; it was destroyed in the Teutoburg Forest.
    • XV Fifteen. Early Empire legions: XV Apollinaris, XV Primigenia.
    • XVI Sixteen. Early Empire legions: XVI Flavia Firma, XVI Gallica.
    • XVII Seventeen. The real legion with this number has no title on the list; it was destroyed in the Teutoburg Forest.
    • XVIII Eighteen. The real legion with this number has no title on the list; it was destroyed in the Teutoburg Forest.
    • XX Twenty. Early Empire legions: XX Valeria Victrix.
    • XXI Twenty-one. Early Empire legions: XXI Rapax.
    • XXII Twenty-two. Early Empire legions: XXII Deiotariana, XXII Primigenia.
    • XXIII Twenty-three. Wikipedia's list of legions of the early Empire has none with this number.
    • XXIV Twenty-four. Wikipedia's list of legions of the early Empire has none with this number.
    • XXIX Twenty-nine. Wikipedia's list of legions of the early Empire has none with this number.
    • XXV Twenty-five. Wikipedia's list of legions of the early Empire has none with this number.
    • XXVI Twenty-six. Wikipedia's list of legions of the early Empire has none with this number.
    • XXVII Twenty-seven. Wikipedia's list of legions of the early Empire has none with this number.
    • XXVIII Twenty-eight. Wikipedia's list of legions of the early Empire has none with this number.
    • XXX Thirty. Early Empire legions: XXX Ulpia Victrix.

    How this list was compiled: The numbers I to XXX in Roman numerals. Each line names the real legions with that number in the table "Roman legions of the early Empire" of the English Wikipedia article List of Roman legions (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_legions, read on 2026-10-03, CC BY-SA 4.0), taken from the table by script. Licence: own selection; lines from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Title: all 81 titles

    Titles real legions bore 27

    • Adiutrix Rescuer. Real: I Adiutrix (Szőny, Hungary), II Adiutrix (Budapest, Hungary).
    • Alaudae Larks. Real: V Alaudae (Xanten, Germany).
    • Apollinaris Apollo-revering. Real: XV Apollinaris (Saddagh, Turkey).
    • Augusta August, majestic. Real: II Augusta (Caerleon, Wales), III Augusta (Batna, Algeria), VIII Augusta (Strasbourg, France).
    • Claudia Honored by the emperor Claudius. Real: VII Claudia (Kostolac, Serbia), XI Claudia (Silistra, Bulgaria).
    • Cyrenaica From Cyrene. Real: III Cyrenaica (Busra, Syria).
    Show all 81 titles (75 more)

    Titles real legions bore, continued

    • Deiotariana Deiotarus's, after a king of Galatia. Real: XXII Deiotariana (Alexandria, Egypt).
    • Ferrata Ironclad. Real: VI Ferrata (Galilee, Israel).
    • Flavia Felix Lucky Flavian. Real: IV Flavia Felix (Belgrade, Serbia).
    • Flavia Firma Vespasian's steadfast. Real: XVI Flavia Firma (Samsat, Turkey).
    • Fretensis Of the sea strait. Real: X Fretensis (Jerusalem).
    • Fulminata Thunderbolt. Real: XII Fulminata (Malatya, Turkey).
    • Gallica From Gaul. Real: III Gallica (Raphanea, Syria), XVI Gallica (Mainz, Germany).
    • Gemina Twinned. Real legions: VII (León), X (Vienna), XIII (Alba Iulia), XIV (Petronell).
    • Germanica Germanic. Real: I Germanica (Bonn, Germany).
    • Hispana Of Hispania, Roman Spain. Real: VI Hispana, IX Hispana (York, England).
    • Italica Italian. Real: I Italica (Svishtov, Bulgaria), II Italica (Enns, Austria), III Italica (Regensburg, Germany), IV Italica.
    • Macedonica Macedonian. Real: IV Macedonica (Mainz, Germany), V Macedonica (Turda, Romania).
    • Minervia Minerva-revering. Real: I Minervia (Bonn, Germany).
    • Parthica Parthian. Real: I Parthica (Sinjar, Iraq), II Parthica (Castra Albana, Italy), III Parthica (Ras al-Ayn, Syria).
    • Primigenia For Primigenia, a goddess of fate. Real: XV Primigenia (Xanten, Germany), XXII Primigenia (Mainz, Germany).
    • Rapax Predator. Real: XXI Rapax (Windisch, Switzerland).
    • Scythica Scythian-conquering. Real: IV Scythica (Gaziantep, Turkey).
    • Traiana Trajan's. Real: II Traiana (Alexandria, Egypt).
    • Ulpia Victrix Trajan's victorious. Real: XXX Ulpia Victrix (Xanten, Germany).
    • Valeria Victrix Valeria, victorious; where Valeria comes from is unsure. Real: XX Valeria Victrix (Chester, England).
    • Victrix Victorious. Real: VI Victrix (York, England).

    Latin words added here 54

    • Aquilina Of the eagle. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Ardens Burning. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Audax Bold. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Aurea Golden. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Australis Southern. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Borealis Northern. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Caelestis Of the heavens. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Candida Shining white. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Ferox Fierce. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Ferrea Made of iron. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Fida Loyal, trusty. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Flammea Flaming. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Fulgens Shining. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Fulminea Of thunder and lightning. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Gelida Icy. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Hiberna Wintry. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Ignea Fiery. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Illustris Bright; distinguished. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Impavida Fearless. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Indomita Untamed. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Intrepida Undaunted. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Invicta Unconquered. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Leonina Of a lion. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Lunaris Of the moon. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Lupina Of a wolf. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Maritima Of the sea. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Matutina Of the morning. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Montana Of the mountains. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Nemorosa Wooded. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Nivalis Snowy. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Nobilis Noble, celebrated. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Nocturna Of the night. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Occidentalis Western. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Orientalis Eastern. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Pertinax Persevering. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Praeclara Very bright; famous. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Pugnax Fond of fighting. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Regia Royal. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Saxosa Rocky. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Severa Stern. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Silvestris Of the forest. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Solaris Of the sun. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Strenua Brisk, vigorous. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Superba Proud. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Taurina Of bulls. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Tenax Tenacious. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Tonans Thundering. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Ultrix Avenging. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Valida Strong. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Velox Swift. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Ventosa Windy. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Vespertina Of the evening. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Vetus Old, long-standing. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.
    • Vigilans Watchful. An added Latin word, not a title on Wikipedia's list of legions.

    How this list was compiled: 81 titles. The first group holds titles of real legions from the table "Roman legions of the early Empire" of the English Wikipedia article List of Roman legions (read on 2026-10-03, CC BY-SA 4.0): each line gives the meaning the list gives, or the Latin entry of English Wiktionary where the list gives none, and then, taken from the table by script, every legion in that table that bore the title, with its main base as the table names it. The second group holds Latin adjectives we added in the form that agrees with the word legio; each meaning follows the Latin entry of English Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/, CC BY-SA 4.0), read the same day, and a word found anywhere in the Wikipedia list was left out. Aeterna, Triumphalis and Vindex were cut afterwards: other English Wikipedia articles (Legio II Parthica, Battle of the Sabis, Classis Misenensis) give each as a title a legion or a fleet bore. A full-text search of English Wikipedia for each remaining word after a legion number or honorific found no other. Own selection; meanings from English Wiktionary and English Wikipedia. Licence: own selection; meanings from English Wiktionary and English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Emblem: all 18 emblems

    A 1

    • Apollo Listed as the emblem of XV Apollinaris.

    B 2

    • the boar Listed as the emblem of I Italica, X Fretensis, XX Valeria Victrix.
    • the bull Listed as the emblem of I Germanica, III Parthica, IV Macedonica, VI Victrix, VII Claudia, VIII Augusta and others.
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    C 2

    • the Capricorn Listed as the emblem of I Adiutrix, II Adiutrix, II Augusta, IV Scythica, XIV Gemina, XXI Rapax.
    • the centaur Listed as the emblem of I Parthica, II Parthica.

    E 2

    • the eagle Listed as the emblem of V Macedonica.
    • the elephant Listed as the emblem of V Alaudae.

    F 1

    • Fortuna Listed as the emblem of XV Primigenia.

    H 1

    • Hercules Listed as the emblem of II Traiana, XXII Primigenia.

    J 1

    • Jupiter Listed as the emblem of XXX Ulpia Victrix.

    L 1

    • the lion Listed as the emblem of IV Flavia Felix, XIII Gemina, XVI Flavia Firma, XVI Gallica.

    M 1

    • Minerva Listed as the emblem of I Minervia.

    N 1

    • Neptune Listed as the emblem of XI Claudia.

    P 1

    • Pegasus Listed as the emblem of III Augusta.

    S 2

    • the she-wolf Listed as the emblem of II Italica, VI Ferrata.
    • the stork Listed as the emblem of III Italica.

    T 2

    • the thunderbolt Listed as the emblem of XII Fulminata.
    • two bulls Listed as the emblem of III Gallica.

    How this list was compiled: The 18 emblems in the Emblem column of the table "Roman legions of the early Empire" of the English Wikipedia article List of Roman legions (read on 2026-10-03, CC BY-SA 4.0), each with the legions the table lists it for, taken from the table by script. Licence: own selection; lines from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)