Rome - Roman Names
Roman names, abbreviations, conventions, and how to read lists of Romans.
Also see Etymology of Names
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Also see Etymology of Names
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Cognomen
The cognomen was an extra Roman name.
The cognomen was an extra Roman name.
Tria Nomina
The tria nomina was the male Roman name
The tria nomina was the male Roman name
Agnomen
The agnomen could be part of a Roman's name.
The agnomen could be part of a Roman's name.
How To Read a Roman Name
You start with the Praenomen which is usually abbreviated, but there were usually 2 other terms in a Roman man's name.
You start with the Praenomen which is usually abbreviated, but there were usually 2 other terms in a Roman man's name.
Emperors Whose Memory Was Erased by Senate Decree
A list of the Emperors of Rome whose names were erased on monuments by Senate decree. Some of the names of the emperors were erased only in select areas in which the emperor, popular elsewhere, had made himself unpopular.
A list of the Emperors of Rome whose names were erased on monuments by Senate decree. Some of the names of the emperors were erased only in select areas in which the emperor, popular elsewhere, had made himself unpopular.
Deified Emperors of Rome
A list of the deified emperors of Rome.
A list of the deified emperors of Rome.
Names of the Roman Tribes
List of the names of the Roman tribes with their abbreviations.
List of the names of the Roman tribes with their abbreviations.
Balbus - Roman cognomen Balbus
Balbus is a Roman cognomen
Balbus is a Roman cognomen
The Problem Names Project
Names for the SCA.
Names for the SCA.
Roman Nomenclature
Table showing praenomen, nomen, and cognomen, their uses, and examples, followed by descriptions of other name related topics, cognomen ex virtute, women's names, adoption, and tria nomina.
Table showing praenomen, nomen, and cognomen, their uses, and examples, followed by descriptions of other name related topics, cognomen ex virtute, women's names, adoption, and tria nomina.
Roman Names
Disusses women's names, name forms used in everyday speech, and general principles of Roman nomenclature for the purpose of selecting names to use in Nova Roma.
Disusses women's names, name forms used in everyday speech, and general principles of Roman nomenclature for the purpose of selecting names to use in Nova Roma.
Slave Names
According to The Private Life of the Romans, by Harold Whetstone Johnston, the "por" ending found on many slave names comes from the practice of calling slaves "puer" or boy. Eventually there were too many slaves for this to work, so they received individual names, often foreign or derogatory and the nomen and praenomen of the master, followed by the word "servus".
According to The Private Life of the Romans, by Harold Whetstone Johnston, the "por" ending found on many slave names comes from the practice of calling slaves "puer" or boy. Eventually there were too many slaves for this to work, so they received individual names, often foreign or derogatory and the nomen and praenomen of the master, followed by the word "servus".
A History of Rome, by Robert F. Pennell
Chapter from Ancient Rome from the Earliest Times Down to 476 A.D., by Robert F. Pennell, on customs of daily life, including Roman houses, names, marriages, education, funerals, festivals and games, and more.
Chapter from Ancient Rome from the Earliest Times Down to 476 A.D., by Robert F. Pennell, on customs of daily life, including Roman houses, names, marriages, education, funerals, festivals and games, and more.