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Roman men were usually known by their praenomina to members of their family and household, clientes and close friends; but outside of this circle, they might be called by their nomen, cognomen, or any combination of praenomen, nomen, and cognomen that was sufficient to distinguish them from other men with similar names. [4]
This is a list of Roman nomina. The nomen identified all free Roman citizens as members of individual gentes, originally families sharing a single nomen and claiming descent from a common ancestor. Over centuries, a gens could expand from a single family to a large clan, potentially including hundreds or even thousands of members.
The praenomen (Classical Latin: [prae̯ˈnoːmɛn]; plural: praenomina) was a first name chosen by the parents of a Roman child. It was first bestowed on the dies lustricus (day of lustration), the eighth day after the birth of a girl, or the ninth day after the birth of a boy.
Pupus was an ancient Roman name, meaning "boy" (and its feminine form Pupa meaning "girl"), it seems to have been used mainly as a nickname for little children, but there are cases of it being used as proper cognomen for adults and even as a praenomen.
Ancient Roman praenomina (39 P) R. Roman naming conventions (11 P) Pages in category "Ancient Roman names" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
There's even an "X" ancient baby name: Xerxes. There are a few exceptions: Among ancient baby boy names, Sebastian is ranked number 13 on the list of most popular baby boy names. Alexander (number ...
For most Roman men, articles should be titled using the tria nomina of praenomen, nomen gentilicium, and cognomen, together with whatever additional surnames are usually included in published sources. WP:CONCISE does not require the shortest possible unique collocation of names. Exceptions should include the most famous Romans, who are ...
Pages in category "Romanian masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 244 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .