Customs - Roman Name

Question 1

praenomen

Answer 1

first name

Question 2

nomen

Answer 2

second name/name of gens

Question 3

cognomen

Answer 3

last or third name/name of stirps

Question 4

A. or Au.

Answer 4

Aulus

Question 5

App.

Answer 5

Appius

Question 6

D.

Answer 6

Decimus

Question 7

C.

Answer 7

Gaius

Question 8

Cn.

Answer 8

Gnaeus

Question 9

K.

Answer 9

Kaeso/Caeso

Question 10

L.

Answer 10

Lucius

Question 11

M.

Answer 11

Marcus

Question 12

M’.

Answer 12

Manius

Question 13

Mam.

Answer 13

Mamercus

Question 14

N.

Answer 14

Numerius

Question 15

P.

Answer 15

Publius

Question 16

Q.

Answer 16

Quintus

Question 17

S. or Sp.

Answer 17

Spurius

Question 18

Ser.

Answer 18

Servius

Question 19

Sex. or Sext. or S.

Answer 19

Sextus

Question 20

T.

Answer 20

Titus

Question 21

Ti.

Answer 21

Tiberius

Question 22

V.

Answer 22

Vibius

Question 23

-acus (e.g. Avidiacus)

Answer 23

Gallic

Question 24

-na (e.g. Caecina)

Answer 24

Etruscan

Question 25

-enus (e.g. Salvidienus)

Answer 25

Umbrian or Picene

Question 26

-anus/-ensis/-ius

Answer 26

end of town names

Question 27

agnomen

Answer 27

fourth name/nickname

Question 28

slave’s name

Answer 28

genitive of master’s name + “por, poris” (from puer)

Question 29

freedman’s name

Answer 29

own praenomen + master’s praenomen (genitive) + slave’s name

Question 30

naturalized citizen’s name

Answer 30

praenomen and nomen of man to whom he owed his new citizenship + own cognomen