Urbane. — Urbanus, or Urban; the final “e” should not be sounded. Like Ampliatus, a common name found among members of the household.
Our helper in Christ. — The “helper,” that is, both of St. Paul and of the Roman Church by her efforts in spreading the gospel.
Stachys. — A rarer name than the last two; it appears as that of a court physician in the inscriptions of about the date of this Epistle.