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Roman hereditary name
The nomen gentilicium (Latin pronunciation: [ɡɛntiːˈlikiũ]; or simply nomen) was a hereditary name borne by the peoples of Roman Italy and later by the
Nomen_gentilicium
Family in ancient Rome, signified by a person's nomen
[ˈgɛnteːs]) was a family consisting of individuals who shared the same nomen gentilicium and who claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens
Gens
and designations. The most important of these names was the nomen gentilicium, or simply nomen, a hereditary surname that identified a person as a member
Roman_naming_conventions
Third name of a citizen of Ancient Rome
hereditary. Hereditary cognomina were used to augment the second name, the nomen gentilicium (the family name, or clan name), in order to identify a particular
Cognomen
Roman history. The distinguishing characteristic of a gens was the nomen gentilicium, or gentile name. Every member of a gens, whether by birth or adoption
List_of_Roman_gentes
Correlation of name and career
Marcus Tullius Cicero, where Marcus is the praenomen, Tullius the nomen gentilicium, and Cicero the cognomen), back to two names, and finally one name
Nominative_determinism
Fiancee of Roman emperor Claudius (c. 6 BC - c. AD 10)
she seems to have been referred to mainly as "Livia Medullina". Her nomen gentilicium Furia is not actually attested but can be assumed to have been used
Livia_Medullina
Mother of Roman emperor Augustus
Julius Caesar (name). Caesonia might have been a misplacement of the nomen gentilicium of Milonia Caesonia, fourth wife of Emperor Caligula.[original research
Atia_(mother_of_Augustus)
Optional nickname in the Roman Republic
individual's full name. List of Roman imperial victory titles Nomen gentilicium Praenomen Nomen nescio Courtesy name "agnomen". Oxford English Dictionary
Agnomen
Name list
Kornelia, Korneliya, and Cornélia. In ancient Rome, Cornelia was the nomen gentilicium of women born into the gens Cornelia. This gens was widespread and
Cornelia_(given_name)
Ancient Roman family
are mentioned in inscriptions. The nomen Pontilienus appears to be formed from Pontilius, another nomen gentilicium. The philologist George Davis Chase
Pontiliena_gens
Greek eunuch and imperial favorite
that Statius wrote to the poem. As a freedman, Earinus adopted the nomen gentilicium of his patron, thenceforth calling himself Flavius Earinus. The path
Flavius_Earinus
Overview of women in Etruscan civilization
Roman society, women are referred to by a feminized form of their nomen gentilicium: thus, all the women of the Livia gens are called Livia. The fashion
Women_in_Etruscan_society
alluding to the Sabellic origin of the gens, and the meaning of its nomen gentilicium; and perhaps Primus, together with its diminutive, Primilla, a name
Safinia_gens
Roman province that encompassed most of modern-day Egypt
Antoniniana. As a consequence, many Egyptians adopted the emperor's nomen gentilicium, "Aurelius" (after his imperial predecessor Marcus Aurelius) as their
Roman_Egypt
Ancient Roman nomen gentilicium
Vettulenus is an ancient Roman nomen gentilicium. Notable people with this nomen include: Sextus Vettulenus Cerialis, Roman senator Marcus Vettulenus
Vettulenus
Ancient Roman family
that of Trajan, but the majority of epigraphic occurrences are as a nomen gentilicium. The early inscriptions of the Spurinnae include the Etruscan praenomina
Spurinnia_gens
Name list
"flavus", meaning "golden" or "blonde", Flavia became an Ancient Roman nomen gentilicium for women of the gens Flavia. This gens gave rise to two imperial
Flavia_(given_name)
Inscription from a synagogue in late Second Temple-era Jerusalem
Yehonatan and Netan'el), his father's name, Vettenus, is a Latin nomen gentilicium (middle name). The name Vettenus, combined with the use of the Greek
Theodotos_inscription
Social class of former slaves
libertus owed. Following manumission, the freed slave would take on the nomen gentilicium (family name) of his former master, who would adopt the freedman into
Ancient_Roman_freedmen
Roman civilisation from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD
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Index of ancient Rome–related articles
Index_of_ancient_Rome–related_articles
Ancient Roman family
group of individuals. The Romans would have regarded Silvius as a nomen gentilicium, or "gentile name", inherited by everyone descended from the same
Silvia_gens
Roman noble and political rival of Emperor Nero (AD 33–62)
grandfather Lucius Sergius Plautus, and may have used his ancestor's nomen gentilicium Sergius as his own praenomen as a lead pipe is attested with the name
Rubellius_Plautus
Ancient Roman family
Narbonensis might mention a Lucius Acerronius, but the reading of the nomen gentilicium is uncertain. Two cognomina are associated with the Acerronii mentioned
Acerronia_gens
Series of legendary kings of Latium
addition to their personal names. This was the same process by which the nomen gentilicium later developed throughout Italy. Aeneas reigned for thirty-one years
Kings_of_Alba_Longa
Roman empress from 284 to 305
in 1974 based on her daughter Galeria Valeria's name that Prisca's nomen gentilicium may have been Galeria. He also theorized that her husband picked Galerius
Prisca_(empress)
Ancient Roman nomen
Ummidius is a Roman nomen gentilicium. Notable people with the name include: Gaius Ummidius Actius Anicetus, Roman pantomime actor Gaius Ummidius Durmius
Ummidius
Romance ethnic group
tendency to use duo nomina formulae with a name in -iko on the basis of nomen gentilicium, a fact noted amongst the south-western Celtici (C. Pagusicus Lucianus)
Galicians
Geminus; it is not certain whether Mettius was his praenomen or his nomen gentilicium. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. II, p
Geminia_gens
Ancient Roman family
belonging to a branch of the Junia gens. In fact, it is itself a nomen gentilicium, belonging to a class of nomina derived from place-names, and ending
Norbana_gens
3rd century Roman politician
Titia, an Aquileian merchant family. His father kept his original nomen gentilicium and cognomen. The Titius name was common in Northern Italy and Dalmatia
Gaius Titius Antonius Peculiaris
Gaius_Titius_Antonius_Peculiaris
Hessian family of the tribe Ruede
social standing, they belonged to the regional notables. Rüde is a nomen gentilicium, which was changed for business reasons and to conceal family relationships
Boßler_family
First-century BCE Jewish leaders
phrase "Sons of Bathyra" was not a patronymic, but a family name (nomen gentilicium). About 100 years later, the sons of Bathyra are recorded disputing
Bnei_Bathyra
Ancient Roman family
connection. In older scholarship, Albinovanus was not recognized as a nomen gentilicium, and was supposed to be a cognomen belonging to another gens. Publius
Albinovana_gens
Ancient Roman, short-lived Dictator
the early 5th century BC. His father was named Gaius and had the nomen gentilicium of his patron, one of the Claudii. Extremely unusually, the fasti
Marcus_Claudius_Glicia
Early 2nd century Roman senator and consul
complete nomenclature. Pedo is a Roman surname, or cognomen, not a nomen gentilicium, and while some gentilicia share the morphology of Vergilianus, this
Marcus_Pedo_Vergilianus
List of Roman generals honoured with a triumph
who triumphed, beginning with his praenomen (normally abbreviated), nomen gentilicium, filiation, and cognomina (if any). Following these names are the
Fasti_Triumphales
Roman general and statesman
first consul whose nomen gentilicium has the non-Latin ending -isius. The ethnic cognomen "Sabinus" ("Sabine") is found with the nomen Calvisius for the
Gaius Calvisius Sabinus (consul 39 BC)
Gaius_Calvisius_Sabinus_(consul_39_BC)
Roman senator
either Servius or Sergius. Servius could be either a praenomen or a nomen gentilicium; both were widespread, but not particularly common. The gentile name
Sergius Octavius Laenas Pontianus
Sergius_Octavius_Laenas_Pontianus
Ancient Roman family
Marcus Agrippa personally disliked being referred to by his obscure nomen gentilicium Vipsanius and avoided its use. It would also have been odd to mention
Vipsania_gens
Roman empress from 305 to 311
between the two emperors. Her name Valeria derives from her father's nomen gentilicium Valerius and the name Galeria might possibly be inherited from her
Galeria_Valeria
Ancient Roman family
from the Ogulnii through the female line; Fuscanius appears to be a nomen gentilicium built on the cognomen Fuscus, "dark", and probably entered the family
Nymphidia_gens
Ancient Roman family
Licinius, apparently confusing the rare praenomen with the common nomen gentilicium. Diodorus, apparently unfamiliar with the name, amends it to Lucius
Menenia_gens
Roman general
the Great. The names Perperna and Perpenna are attested for this nomen gentilicium (of Etruscan origin), but Perperna is more frequent and the form used
Marcus_Perperna_Veiento
Ancient Roman family
possible that Iulus or Iullus, the name from which the Julii derived their gentilicium, was originally a praenomen. Perhaps with this reason in mind, Mark Antony
Julia_gens
Lucius Attidius Cornelianus, who was consul suffectus in AD 151. The nomen gentilicium Atidius is apparently identical with Atiedius, Attidius, and Atedius
Atidia_gens
Ancient Roman family
some cases whether persons named Novius bore it as a praenomen or a nomen gentilicium. In either case, the name itself establishes the Oscan origin of the
Novia_gens
Ancient Roman family
evidence from inscriptions demonstrates that Bellienus was a separate nomen gentilicium. The name belongs to a class of gentilicia formed using the suffix
Belliena_gens
Ancient Roman family
Lucius Tusidius Campester, who attained the consulship in AD 142. The nomen gentilicium Tussidius belongs to a large class of gentilicia originally formed
Tussidia_gens
Ancient Roman family
known inscriptions, so perhaps that was a cognomen, and Numerius his nomen gentilicium. Atticus may intentionally have been identifying Augustus with Romulus
Numeria_gens
Ancient Roman family
also be a gentilicium; since Romans aristocrats of the imperial era frequently had multiple nomina, it seems more likely that it was his nomen, and that
Passiena_gens
Ancient Roman family
although Flavius was not a praenomen, and does not seem to have been his nomen gentilicium; this use of Flavius resembles a custom of the fourth or fifth century
Tuticana_gens
origin may have been lowly or from outside the Roman Empire. His nomen gentilicium, "Volcacius", may be derived from the Volcae, a Celtic people. Aulus
Volcacius_Sedigitus
better known as Lucius Calventius Vetus, his sons used the nomen Carminius as their gentilicium, and there is at least one known "Carminius" in Lusitania
Lucius Calventius Vetus Carminius
Lucius_Calventius_Vetus_Carminius
Other such laws came to be known as leges Juliae after the emperor's nomen gentilicium. Both for this reason and because the original language of the lex
Quintus_Poppaeus_Secundus
Ancient Roman family
was known as Appius Claudius. However, Attius is also found as a nomen gentilicium in imperial times. A misreading of M. Tullius appears to have led
Tullia_gens
Ancient Roman family
his father was named Hostilius Fructus. The gentilicium is partial, but Urbanius is the only recorded nomen beginning with Urba-. List of Roman gentes
Urbania_gens
Ancient Roman family
Paccius, occasionally written Pactius, which was itself used as a nomen gentilicium, as well as forming nomina with other suffixes, such as Pacilius,
Pactumeia_gens
are mentioned in history, but several are known from epigraphy. The nomen gentilicium Sacratorius may be derived from the word sacrator ("consecrator")
Sacratoria_gens
Ancient Roman family
patrician Tarquitii. The nomen Tarquitius is thought to be another orthography of Tarquinius, the Latin form of the Etruscan gentilicium Tarchna. The Tarquitii
Tarquitia_gens
Roman families
Vespasian descended; but the gentilicium is also found in other parts of Italy, such as Etruria and Lucania. The nomen Flavius is of Latin origin, and
Flavia_gens
3rd century Roman general
his origin in one of the Danubian provinces – i.e. Illyricum. His nomen/gentilicium, (i.e. "Aurelius"), would usually be taken to indicate that his family
Lucius_Aurelius_Marcianus
Roman senator, twice consul (born c. 24 AD)
Transpadane". Syme also notes that Spurinna's gentilicium and cognomen both are Etruscan, then states the gentilicium, Vestricius, appears only one other time
Titus_Vestricius_Spurinna
Ancient Roman family
descended from a family of the Varii that had settled in Syria. The nomen gentilicium Varius is derived from the cognomen Varus, or "knock-kneed", one of
Varia_gens
Variety of surname
a demonym (also called gentile name or gentilic, from Latin nomen gentile or gentilicium) Athenagoras the Athenian (Athenagoras o Athenaios, Ἀθηναγόρας
Patrial_name
Comune in Lombardy, Italy
Rohlfs argued that the name may have been derived from the Latin nomen gentilicium of Rubius with the addition of the suffix -ate. According to Italian
Robbiate
Ancient Roman family
the time of Hadrian. The nomen Trebius was originally a common Sabellic praenomen, which came to be used as a nomen gentilicium. Trebius Niger, a companion
Trebia_gens
Ancient Roman plebeian family
is likely derived from the nomen Titius, which in turn was formed from the praenomen Titus, and was reckoned a gentilicium of Sabine origin. The chief
Titinia_gens
Ancient Roman family
cognate of Bellius. The nomen Bellienus seems to be derived from this gentilicium, which may give a clue to the geographical origin of the family, since
Bellia_gens
Ancient Roman family
and their wives, Dellia Secunda and Ducellia Sabina. As he has a nomen gentilicium, he must have been a freedman. The form of the inscription suggests
Tutinia_gens
Ancient Roman family
under the Empire. A number of them bore cognomina derived, like their gentilicium, from numerals, including Primus and its diminutive, Primulus, Secundinus
Secundia_gens
469f Werner Eck and Andreas Pangerl had previously reconstructed the gentilicium of this otherwise unknown person as "Accena", but a more recently discovered
List_of_Roman_consuls
that have attracted scholarly attention. The nomen gentilicium Utianus is probably an elaboration of the nomen Utius, and may be connected with an epithet
Utiana_gens
Ancient Roman family
citizens in the time of Claudius were expected to assume the imperial gentilicium, unless the emperor granted them permission to bear another name, and
Sedatia_gens
Ancient Roman family
rarely found in Latin epigraphy—never as a gentilicium—while Turannius is a relatively common gentilicium. Greek upsilon is the equivalent of the Latin
Turrania_gens
Ancient Roman family
in any known inscriptions. It would therefore seem to be a separate gentilicium of Oscan or Umbrian origin; Chase notes that Umbrian nomina frequently
Albia_gens
Ancient Roman family
regular gentile-forming suffix in other names, here the root of the gentilicium is the surname Turbo, referring to a whirlwind. The only praenomina mentioned
Turbonia_gens
Ancient Roman family
Publius. Although the praenomen eventually vanished into obscurity, as a gentilicium, Spurius remained common throughout the centuries of the empire. The
Spuria_gens
Ancient Roman family
carried out exclusively by members of these two families, as a sacrum gentilicium—the sacred duty of a particular gens. Michael Grant suggests that the
Potitia_gens
Ancient Roman family
cognomen of the Albia gens, but the nomen Albius does not appear with it in any known inscriptions. The gentilicium is probably of Umbrian or Etruscan
Carrinatia_gens
Ancient Roman family
nomen, Pacuvius is evidently derived from a common Oscan praenomen, also rendered Pacuvius. The first certain instance of the name as a gentilicium occurs
Pacuvia_gens
from inscriptions. The origin of the nomen Sarius is unclear, but seems to be the source of another gentilicium, Sariolenus, perhaps through a diminutive
Saria_gens
Ancient Roman family
the gentes Quinctilia and Fabia superintended these rites as a sacrum gentilicium. Another example of such responsibilities concerned the Pinarii and the
Quinctilia_gens
Roman family
"it can reveal something of the origin and history of his family." The gentilicium Crepereius is uncommon, attested only in Italy and certain portions of
Crepereia_gens
Ancient Roman family
derived from the Oscan Paccius, which was used both as praenomen and gentilicium. It would therefore be a cognate of Paccius, and perhaps also of Pacidius
Pacilia_gens
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