the roman name Flashcards
first name of romans full name
praenomen
second name, name of gens
nomen
third or last name, name of stirps
cognomen
A. or Au.
aulus
App,
appius
D.
decimus
C.
Gaius
Cn.
gnaeus
K.
caeso/kaeso
L.
lucius
M.
marcus
M’.
Manius
Mam.
mamercus
N.
numerius
P.
publius
Q.
quintus
S. (later Sp.)
spurius
Ser.
servius
Sex. (or S.)
sextus
T.
titus
Ti.
tiberius
V.
vibius
origin of the nomen: -acus
gallic
origin of the nomen: -na
etruscan
origin of the nomen: -enus
umbrian or picene
origin of the nomen: -anus, -ensis, -ius
attached to end of town names
fourth name or nickname
agnomen
forming a slave’s name
genitive of master’s name + -por, -poris
forming a slave’s name to prevent confusion
slave’s own name + nomen of master (genitive) + praenomen of master (genitive) + servus
when a slave’s master passed away, what was added to his name?
-anus
forming of a freedman’s name
his own praenomen + master’s nomen + slave’s name
forming of a naturalized citizen’s name
took praenomen and nomen of the man to whom he owned his citizenship and kept his original cognomen
