Ancient Roman nomina

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Ancient Roman nomina were hereditary family names that identified a person's gens (clan) within Roman society, such as the well-known nomen "Julius."

All labels observed (4)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman naming convention element
hereditary family name
associatedWith Roman citizenship
contrastsWith cognomen
praenomen
derivedFrom name of the gens
example Aemilius
Antonius
Calpurnius
linked to: Calpurnii Pisones

Cassius
Claudius
Cornelius
Domitius
Fabianus
Fabius
Flavius
Julius
Licinius
Livius
linked to: Livy

Manlius
Marcius
Plautius
Pompeius
linked to: Pompey the Great

Sergius
Tullius
Valerius
hasFunction distinguish families within Roman society
indicate clan membership
hasPlural nomina
identifies Roman gens
influenced later European naming traditions
isHereditary true
linguisticForm Latin
partOf Roman tria nomina system
positionInName middle element of tria nomina
recordedIn Roman inscriptions
Roman legal documents
Roman literary texts
relatedConcept Roman onomastics
gens
tria nomina
standardizedBy Roman social and legal customs
timePeriod Roman Empire
Roman Republic
transmittedThrough paternal line
usedBy female Roman citizens
male Roman citizens
usedIn Ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Julius category Ancient Roman nomina
Ahenobarbus category Ancient Roman names
linked to: Ancient Roman nomina
Emilio etymologicalRoot Latin Aemilius (via Emil)
linked to: Ancient Roman nomina
Tullius category Ancient Roman nomina
Tony etymologicalOrigin Latin name Antonius (via Anthony/Antonio)
linked to: Ancient Roman nomina
Sulpicius belongsToCategory Ancient Roman nomina