because the Romans believed in gods and goddesses like the greek's and named them after the gods....:)
Sometimes.
I believe they got their name from stories throughout their life, like aphrodite was born in foam, aphro- meaning foam. etc..
Greek/RomanMajor Gods:Zeus/Jupiter: God of the Sky, King of the Gods, one of the Big ThreeHera/Juno: Goddess of Marriage, Queen of the GodsPoseidon/Neptune: God of the Sea, one of the Big...
A Roman name is probably a name passed down from ancient Rome. Julius and Julia are examples.