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200 Stoic Names with Meanings — Inspired by Marcus Aurelius & Ancient Rome "Grandpa — if I had a Stoic name, what would it be?" His grandfather looked up from his book with a slight smile. "That depends. What do you want your name to say about you?" The grandson thought about it. "Something about strength. Not physical strength — the kind that doesn't break under pressure." His grandfather set down his copy of Meditations and went to the bookshelf. He came back with a heavy volume — a history of Rome — and opened it to a page filled with Latin names. "The Stoics understood that a name carries something. Marcus Aurelius named his son Commodus — meaning fitting, proper. He named his daughters after virtue. The Romans chose names the way we choose intentions." He traced a finger down the page. "Let me show you what two thousand years of Stoic thinking looks like in names." The gran...