the roman name Flashcards
(32 cards)
1
Q
first name of romans full name
A
praenomen
2
Q
second name, name of gens
A
nomen
3
Q
third or last name, name of stirps
A
cognomen
4
Q
A. or Au.
A
aulus
5
Q
App,
A
appius
6
Q
D.
A
decimus
7
Q
C.
A
Gaius
8
Q
Cn.
A
gnaeus
9
Q
K.
A
caeso/kaeso
10
Q
L.
A
lucius
11
Q
M.
A
marcus
12
Q
M’.
A
Manius
13
Q
Mam.
A
mamercus
14
Q
N.
A
numerius
15
Q
P.
A
publius
16
Q
Q.
A
quintus
17
Q
S. (later Sp.)
A
spurius
18
Q
Ser.
A
servius
19
Q
Sex. (or S.)
A
sextus
20
Q
T.
A
titus
21
Q
Ti.
A
tiberius
22
Q
V.
A
vibius
23
Q
origin of the nomen: -acus
A
gallic
24
Q
origin of the nomen: -na
A
etruscan
25
origin of the nomen: -enus
umbrian or picene
26
origin of the nomen: -anus, -ensis, -ius
attached to end of town names
27
fourth name or nickname
agnomen
28
forming a slave's name
genitive of master's name + -por, -poris
29
forming a slave's name to prevent confusion
slave's own name + nomen of master (genitive) + praenomen of master (genitive) + servus
30
when a slave's master passed away, what was added to his name?
-anus
31
forming of a freedman's name
his own praenomen + master's nomen + slave's name
32
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
