Customs: The Roman Name Flashcards
1
Q
Praenimen
A
first name of Roman’s full name
2
Q
Nomen
A
second name, name of the gens
3
Q
Cognomen
A
third or last name, name of the stirps
4
Q
A. or Au.
A
Aulus
5
Q
App.
A
Appius
6
Q
D.
A
Decimus
7
Q
C.
A
Gaius
8
Q
Cn.
A
Gnaeus
9
Q
K.
A
Kaeso/Caeso
10
Q
L.
A
Lucius
11
Q
M.
A
Marcus
12
Q
M’.
A
Manius
13
Q
Mam.
A
Mamercus
14
Q
N.
A
Numerius
15
Q
P.
A
Publius
16
Q
Q.
A
Quintus
17
Q
S. (later Sp.)
A
Spurius
18
Q
Ser.
A
Servius
19
Q
Sex. (Occasionally Sext. or S.)
A
Sextus
20
Q
T.
A
Titus
21
Q
Ti.
A
Tiberius
22
Q
V.
A
Vibius
23
Q
-acus (e.g. Avidiacus)
A
Gallic
24
Q
-na (e.g. Caecina)
A
Etruscan
25
Q
-enus (e.g. Salvidienus)
A
Umbrian or Picene
26
Q
-anus/-ensis/-ius
A
attached to the ends of town names
27
Q
Agnomen
A
fourth name or nickname (sometimes also called cognomen)
