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As we know, the Romans had a lot of names that were given because of either the family they came from or because of the characteristics they had. At some point in Rome, there was a fashion for having a surname of several members. A person with a lot of names and nicknames was respected and perceived as someone high-ranking.
The linguist Tadeusz Milewski hypothesized that in the original period, when the Italics lived north of the Alps in the vicinity of the Celts, in the Italian group there was a system of complex names, analogous to that found in the Celtic group and other Indo-European languages. This system disappeared only after the arrival of the Italian tribes in Italy; this happened during the second millennium BCE; however, under the influence of the Liguria, a system of single-member, uncomplex, largely foreign, non-Indo-European (including Etruscan) names was developed, which transformed into a binomial name, including the name (praenomen) and family name (nomen), and finally at the beginning of the 1st century BCE – into a three-name system, consisting of the two abovementioned elements and a nickname (cognomen).
Name structure
Originally, Roman names consisted of only one member. It is worth mentioning Remus or Romulus here. However, this simply did not stand the test of time and in the next generation, one can find two-part names, as evidenced by, for example, the names of the successors of Romulus, Servius Tullius, Numa Pompiliusz or Ankus Marcius. The two-part name consisted of the first name (praenomen) and the maiden name (gentilicium or nomen gentile).
In the Republic there was a three-part structure, adding a nickname. The Roman now had a first name, surname and surname (cognomen). This is how it looked in reality:
- Caius (praenomen) Julius (gentilicium) Caesar (cognomen)
- Marcus (praenomen) Vipsanius (gentilicium) Agrippa ( cognomen)
During the republic, the custom of broadcasting the fourth term developed, where the second nickname (agnomen) was added. It was received, among others, by Publius Cornelius Scipio, the winner of Hannibal from the closet who had the right to wear the Africanus agnomen. This nickname was inherited by the eldest son. Over time, however, this custom disappeared.
It was also popular to mention the name of the father (praenomen) or sometimes grandfather, uncle, etc. In principle, shortly after gentilicium was preceded by: M. Vibius MfLongus. It was the so-called descent.
The full name was not used in interpersonal contacts but was limited to one of the members. Between family and close friends, it was usually limited to praenomen. In other circumstances, the Romans addressed each other using cognomen with praenomen.
Roman name (praenomen)
In the early centuries of the Roman Republic, about three dozen names were in use, of which only half were often used. This number gradually decreased to about eighteen names in the first century BCE, of which about a dozen were in use.
Male names:
Agrippa (Agr.) | Appius (Ap.) | Aulus (A.) | C (K) aeso (K.) | Decimus (D.) | Faustus (F.) |
Gaius (C.) | Gnaeus (Cn.) | Hostus | Lucius (L.) | Mamercus (Mam.) | Manius (M ‘.) |
Marcus (M.) | Mettius | Nonus | Numerius (N.) | Octavius (Oct.) | Opiter. |
Paullus | Postumus (Post.) | Proculus (Pro.) | Publius (P.) | Quintus (Q.) | Septimus |
Sertor (Sert.) | Servius (Ser.) | Sextus (Sex.) | Spurius (S.) | Statius (St.) | Tiberius (Ti.) |
Titus (T.) | Tullus | Vibius (V.) | Volesus (Vol.) | Vopiscus (Vop.) |
However, the most popular Roman names were: Aulus, Numerius, Postumus, Publius, Caius, Gnaeus, Quintus, Decimus, Servius, Sextus, Lucius, Titus. The Romans could also be prosaic – they called their sons: Primus, Secundus, Tertius etc. (First second Third…); there were also Septimus (Seventh) and Oktavus (Eighth).
Some names were closely related to particular families, and so, for example, the name Appius was kept only in the Klaudiusz family. If someone stained a family’s name with a shameful act, his name was forever excluded from that family. This fate met the name Lucius in the family of Claudius.
A group of the oldest names lost their functions before the classical period in which they functioned as cognomina (nicknames). They were: Agrippa (Agrippa), Faustus (Faust), Hostus, Lar (from the name of guardian spirits Lar; Laris), Opiter (from the former avo-pater, “a child who was born after the death of his father and his father’s grandfather”, cf. avus – “grandfather”, pater – “father”), Paullus (Paul), Postumus (“child born after the death of his father, tombstone “, see post -” after “), Proculus (Procul), Vibius, Volero, Volusus, Vopisucs (“a twin who remained alive after the death of the other twin”).
The daughters took the father’s maiden surname as a first name, e.g. the daughter of Marek Tuliusz Cicero was named Tulia.
Women’s names:
Appia (Ap.) | Aula (A.) | Caesula | Decima (D.) | Fausta (F.) | Gaia (C.) | Gnaea (Cn.) |
Hosta (H.) | Lucia (L.) | Maio (Mai.) | Mamerca (Mam.) | Mania (M ‘.) | Marcia (M.) | Maxima |
Mettia | Mino | Nona | Numeria (N.) | Octavia (Oct.) | Paulla | Postuma (Post.) |
Prima | Procula (Pro.) | Publia (P.) | Quarta | Quinta (Q.) | Secunda (Seq.) | Septima |
Servia (Ser.) | Sexta (Sex.) | Spuria (Sp.) | Statia (St.) | Tertia | Tiberia (Ti.) | Titia (T.) |
Tulla | Vibia (V.) | Volusa (Vol.) | Vopisca (Vop.) |
Roman surname (gentilicium)
The second member of the Roman citizen’s name was the family name (nomen gentilicium). It was the name of the strain (gens) more or less (in extreme cases – not at all) that branched into individual families. The largest strains could have up to tens of thousands of people, so reasoning about the relationship between two citizens based on the fact that they carry the same family name is very risky. For example, the relationship between Gajusz Waleriusz Catullus and Marek Waleriusz Marcjalis was probably zero, despite the obvious affiliation of both to the Valerius family (gens Valeria).
A large group of Roman surnames is patronymic. These include, for example, Marcius (“Marcus’ son”), as well as others, created using the suffix -io- (which also created paternal forms in some Greek and Celtic dialects) “from Aulus – Aulius, with Sextus – Sextius, with Postumus – Postumius. Place names created with the suffixes -anus and -inus are less numerous, e.g. from Abella – Abellanus; from Aricia – Aricinus. Many names were of foreign origin, including e.g. Pelignian on -avus (Atavus, Accavus), Etruscan to -na, -enna, –inna, -erna (Porsina, Porsenna, Vibenna, Spurinna, Perperna, Mastarna). Place-based and foreign-language surnames were influenced by native patronymic names on -ius and the result is the emergence of place surnames such as Tu sculanius from Tusculum or Patavinius from Patavium or surnames of Etruscan origin such as Tarquinius (from Etruscan Tarcna) or Larcius (from Etruscan Larce).
The surname is younger than the first name, hence a lot of them, especially those denoting professions, can be etymologically associated with normal Latin words. For example, the surname Vitruvius is associated with the noun vitrum (“glass”), the surname Porcius with the noun porcus (” pork “), the surname Ovid with ovis (sheep) etc.
As mentioned above, only men had names, while women had surnames that were female forms of the surname of the father’s family. This first and last name was the first member of the woman’s name, and for a very long time until the end of the republic, basically the only one. When the father of the family had more daughters, the younger was nicknamed Minor (“Younger”), the next Tertia (“Third”), and so on by subsequent numerals.
And so Cicero’s first wife was called Terentia (Terentia), which means that she came from the Terentius family. The second was Publilia, from the Publilius family. The daughter of Cicero (the Tullia family) was Tullia, the daughter of Caesar (gens Julia) Julia, the daughter of a citizen named Claudius – Claudia, etc. To avoid mistakes, the woman’s surname was supplemented by her husband’s nickname genitive, e.g. Terentia Ciceronis=”Coterie (wife) of Cicero”.
Roman nickname (cognomen)
The last part of the name, or nickname, began to be broadcast in the days of the republic when families began to grow significantly. Initially, only patrician families adopted the nickname. The first nicknames were associated with the main classes of the Romans at that time.
Nicknames were often associated with plants, which only confirms our belief in the agricultural nature of the original Roman society. For example, the Cicero family took its name from peas (cicer), and Fabius from bob (faba). Still, other nicknames were associated with some characteristic of a family member, e.g. Cincinnatus – curly or Cato – clever.
Cognomen was mainly intended to distinguish between different branches belonging to a given family. For example, the nickname was a kind of description of a trait (Barbatus, Claudus), it could also determine the origin of a person (Gallus, Ligus, Sabunus). Sometimes it pointed to certain personal qualities like Naso or Capito, or pointed to a person’s temperament (Severus, Benignus).
Nickname | Translation | Nickname | Translation |
Agelatus | never smiling | Longinus | away |
Balbin | stutterer | Lukkulus | wood, grove |
Brocchus | toothed | Magnus | great |
Brutus | stupid | Maximus | largest |
Cato | smart | Mektator | killer |
Caecus | blind man | Nasica | long-nosed |
Caepio | onion seller | Nerva | hard |
Cincinnatus | curly | Piso | threshing |
Crassus | fat | Postumus | tombstone |
Cunctator | delaying | Pulcher | beautiful |
Flaccus | lethargic | Rufus | red |
Flaccus | with big ears | Ruso | rural simpleton |
Flavius | yellow-hair | Scevola | left-handed |
Galba | abdominals | Saturninus | belonging to Saturn |
Geta | from the end of the world | Scaurus | with swollen feet |
Gracchus | jackdaw | Strabo | cross-eyed |
Caligula | shoe | Sulla | calf |
Calvus | bald | Verres | pig (behaviour) |
Caracalla | coat | Verrucosus | covered with warts |
Carbo | burned to ashes | Varon | crooked legs |
Catullus | male |
Additional nickname (agnomen)
In addition to nicknames purchased by inheritance, a Roman citizen could get an additional nickname (agnomen) in two ways:
- by adoption; the adopted son took then the first name, surname and surname of his foster father, and as an additional nickname he kept his former surname in a slightly modified form. Eg Gaius Octavius after adoption by a citizen, Gaius Iulius Caesar was Gaius Iulius Caesar Octavianus;
- by recognizing special contributions to the state; this nickname was associated with merit then
For women, as I mentioned, the matter of names was much simpler. The daughters were always called the father’s family name in the female form, e.g. Julius Caesar’s daughter was called Julia. Sometimes the praenomenon was added, which was usually a numeral e.g. Tertia (Third) or the adjective Maior (Elder) and Minor (younger).
The women, when getting married, did not change their surnames and, additionally, adopted their husband’s nickname, e.g. Livia Augusti. During the empire, women often wore a double name after their parents, e.g. Aemilia Lepida. The form was often changed by introducing the suffix: -ina, -illa, -ulla, e.g. Agrippina, Urgulanilla.
Slaves kept their former name while in service. Sometimes names have been replaced by a description of where the slave comes from, e.g., Syrus (from Syria). Sometimes the slave was called a boy (puer) and was connected to the name of the owner, e.g. Titus puer.
In the case of the freedmen, the situation was different. The freedman took the family name, and often also the name of the master who liberated him. And so a slave named Afer liberated by a citizen by the name Publius Terentius Lucanus was called Publius Terentius Afer. The slave liberated by the woman received the praenomen and gentilicium of the liberating father, and in addition, it was indicated to whom he owed his freedom, e.g. Marcus Livius, Augustae libertus.
The latter mechanism, the mechanism transferring the name from the master to the liberated slave, and from the patron to the acquiring customer citizenship, caused the whole system to crash at the moment Exodus of the Karakalli edict in 212 CE. The emperor was called Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, and he gave Roman citizenship to tens of millions of people for whom he became a patron. So they inherited his first and last name, and thus the overwhelming majority of the men living in the empire suddenly began to call themselves Marcus Aurelius. Hence, probably the name was Saint Augustine.
This shock caused the gradual disappearance of the traditional system of Roman names. Since then, a new system has been spreading, where the name and number of its members are set arbitrarily and according to the parents’ fantasies.
Adoption was widespread in Rome (and especially during the Empire period). The adopted man had to have a gentilicium adopting father because he almost belonged to his family. Often added cognomen created with nomen gentile, which was used by adopted before adoption, ending with -anus, e.g. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus – he was called that because his father was Aemilius Paullus and he adopted him Cornelius Scipio. For the period of the Empire, it would be difficult to formulate precise rules according to which the names of adopted persons were created. However, they were always formed from the components of the name of the person before adoption and from the components of the name of the adopting person. Emperor Antoninus Pius was originally called T. Aurelius Fulvius Boionius Arrius Antoninus, after his adoption by Hadrian (P.Aelius Hadrianus) he used the name T.Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus.
Sometimes the name of the tribune to which it belonged was also given by name. Below is a list of all 35 Roman stands with their names abbreviated:
Aemilia (Aem.), Aniensis (Ani.), Arnensis (Arn.), Camilia (Cam.), Claudia (Cla.), Clustumina (Clu.), Collina (Col.), Cornelia (Cor.) , Esquilina (Esq.), Fabia (Fab.), Falerna (Fal.), Galeria (Gal.), Horatia (Hor.), Lemonia (Lem.), Maecia (Mae.), Menenia (Men.), Oufentina (Ouf.), Palatina (Pal.), Papiria (Pap.), Poblilia (Pob.), Pollia (Pol.), Pomptina (Pom.), Pupinia (Pup.), Quirina (Qui.), Romilia (Rom. .), Sabatina (Sab.), Scaptia (Sca.), Sergia (Ser.), Stellatina (Ste.), Suburana (Sub.), Teretina (Ter.), Tromentina (Tro.), Velina (Vel.) , Voltinia (Vol.), Voturia (Vot.)
Analysis of the Roman name and surname |
Marcus Aurelius Lucii f. Quinti n. tribu Galeria Antoninus Felix, domo Caesaraugusta Marcus – praenomen Aurelius – nomen gentile – belonged to gens Aurelia Lucia f (ilius) – patronimicus – son of Lucius Quinti n (epic) – grandfather – grandson of Quintus tribu Galeria – tribus – tribus from Galleria, region of Spain Antoninus – cognomen – belonged to the Antonin family Felix – agnomen – nickname “Happy” domo Caesaraugusta – residence – ancient Zaragoza in Spain |
The question is what Roman names have survived to our times. In fact, of the classic Praenomine, only one – Marcus – is commonly found today, the others are rare. Interestingly, however, several nomina, treated in Rome as surnames, are now used as names, e.g. Mariusz or Juliusz. Similarly, in the case of female names Aemilia, Claudia, Julia, Cornelia – they are derived from Roman denominations in the female form.
Below is the complete list of praenomen, nomen, cognomen, and agnomen:
PRAENOMEN |
Aulus · Amulius · Appius · Aulus · Caius · Camillus · Decius · Decimus · Drusus · Flavius · Gaius · Galus · Gallus · Gnaeus · Herius · Kaeso · Lucius · Manius · Marcus · Numerius · Oppius · Postumus · Publius · Quintus · Secundus · Servius · Sextus · Spurius · Tertius · Tiberius · Titus · Vibius |
NOMEN |
Acilius · Aedinius · Albatius · Allectius · Amatius · Antius · Antoninus · Arminius · Armenius · Arrius · Artorius · Asinius · Asintius · Ateius · Atius · Atilius · Atrius · Attius · Aulus · Aurelius · Ausonius · Atronius · Avisius · Barrius · Blandius · Bruccius · Bruttius · Calatorius · Calidius · Calpurnius · Calventius · Camillius · Camilius · Camelius · Caprenius · Carius · Caristanius · Cispius · Claudius · Clodius · Clovius · Cluntius · Corninius · Cosconius · Crispus · Curius · Curtius · Decumius · Desticius · Didius · Dillius · Domitius · Dossenius · Duccius · Duronius · Egnatius · Epidius · Equitius · Fabius · Fadius · Falerius · Favonius · Fenius · Festinius · Flaccus · Flavius · Flavus · Florius · Floronius · Fulcinius · Fulvius · Fundanus · Furius · Gabinius · Galerius · Gallus · Gavius · Gellius · Granius · Grattius · Gratidius · Helv etius · Helvius · Herennius · Herminius · Horatius · Hortensius · Hosidius · Iulius · Iunius · Iustus · Iuventius · Laetonius · Lafrenius · Lampronius · Liburnius · Licinius · Ligustinius · Livius · Longinius · Loreius · Lucius · Luciliusus · Lus Maelius · Mallius · Mamilius · Manlius · Manilius · Marcius · Marius · Matius · Maximus · Memmius · Messienus · Metilius · Milonius · Minucius · Minicius · Modius · Mucius · Munatius · Munius · Murrius · Naevius · Nasennius · Nemetorius · Nepius · Nigidius Nigilius · Nipius · Norbanus · Novius · Numerius · Olcinius · Oppius · Opsius · Oranius · Otacilius · Palpellius · Papinius · Papirius · Pescennius · Petellius · Petilius · Petillius · Petronius · Pinarius · Piscius · Placidius · Plautius · Plinili · Plot Pomponius · Pomptinus · Pontidius · Pontius · Popidius · Portius · Postumius · Paesentius · Publicius · Publius · Pupius · Quintilius · Quintius · Quirinius · Rabirius · Rufius · Rufus · Rusonius · Rutilius · Sabucius · Sallustius · Salonius · Salvius · Scribonius · Secundius · Seius · Sempronius · Sennius · Sentius · Septimius · Sepunius · Sepurcius · Sergius · Servgi · Sextilius · Sextius · Sidonius · Silius · Socellius · Sornatius · Spurius · Statius · Stertinius · Suedius · Sulpicius · Tadius · Tanicius · Tertinius · Tettidius · Tettienus · Tettius · Titiedius · Titius · Titinius · Trebatius · Treususlius · Treususlius · Tullius · Ulpius · Umbrenius · Umbrius · Vagionius · Vagnius · Valerius · Varius · Vassenius · Vatinius · Vedius · Velius · Veranius · Verecundius · Vergilius · Vesenius · Vesuvius · Vibenius · Vibidius · Victricius · Viducius · Vinic · Volaginius · Volcatius · Volumnius · Volusius |
COGNOMEN |
Abercius · Abito · Acacius · Acaunus · Achaicus · Acilianus · Adauctus · Adepphius · Adjutor · Adranos · Adventus · Aeacus · Aebutus · Aemilianus · Afer · Agaptus · Agatopus · Agelastus · Agorix · Agrippa · Agustalis · Ahala · Ahenobarbus · Albanus · Albinius · Albinus · Albucius · Alethius · Allectus · Aluredes · Alypius · Amandus · Amantius · Ambrosius · Amor · Amphion · Anatolius · Ancus · Andronicus · Angelus · Antius · Anullinus · Apell · Aper · Apollonarius · Aponius · Aquila · Aquilius · Aquillius · Aratus · Arcadius · Arcavius · Archarius · Arius · Armiger · Arminus · Arpagius · Arrianus · Arruntius · Aruns · Arvina · Asellio · Asina · Asprenas · Asprenus · Assanius · Audaios · Audens · Augendus · Augurnus · Augurius · Augustalis · Augustanus · Augustus · Auila · Aurelianus · Aurelius · Ausonius · Auxentius · Auxientius · Auxilius · Avienus · Avitus · Balbillus · Balbus · Balduinus · Barbatus · Baro · Bassus · Bato · Belenus · Belisarius · Bellator · Belletor · Bellicus · Bellus · Betto · Bibaculus · Bitucus · Blandus · Bodenius · Bolanus · Bonifatius · Bonosus · Bonus · Bradua · Brocchus · Bromid · Bruccius · Brucetus · Bruscius · Brutus · Buccio · Bulla · Burcanius · Burrus · Buteo · Caecilianus · Caecina · Caecus · Caelistis · Caelestius · Caelianus · Caelinus · Caepio · Caerellius · Caesar · Calacicus · Calatinus · Cald · Caligula · Callisunus · Calogerus · Calpornius · Calpurnianus · Calpurnis · Calvinus · Calvus · Camerius · Camillus · Campanus · Candidianus · Candidus · Candidius · Canio · Canisius · Cantaber · Capito · Capiton · Caprarius · Caracturus · Carantus · Carbo · Carius · Carnifex · Carus · Casca · Cassianus · Castinus · Castorius · Castus · Catianus · Catilina · Cato · Cato nius · Catullus · Catulus · Catus · Cecilianus · Celatus · Celer · Celsus · Cenaeus · Cencius · Censorinus · Censorius · Centumalus · Cerialis · Cerinthus · Cerularius · Cervianus · Cervidus · Cethegus · Chlorus · Christianus · Cicero · Cico · Cico · Cico Cinnianus · Cita · Cittinus · Civilis · Clarus · Classicianus · Claudianus · Clemens · Clement · Clodian · Clodianus · Cogitatus · Colias · Collatinus · Columella · Comitianus · Comitinus · Commidius · Commidus · Commius · Commodus · Concessus · Congrio · Constans · Constant Corbulo · Cordus · Cornix · Cornutus · Corvinus · Corvus · Cotentinus · Cotta · Crassus · Cremutius · Crescentius · Cresces · Crispian · Crispin · Crispus · Crito · Crotilo · Cucuphas · Culleolus · Cumanus · Cunobarrus · Cypitasus Cyricus · Dacien · Dagwalus · Dalmatius · Dama · Damasippus · Damasus · Damian · Dannicus · Dardanius · Dardanus · Decentius · Decianus · Decmitius · Decmus · Dexion · Dexippus · Didicus · Dignus · Dio · Diocletianus · Diocourides · Disertus · Docilinus · Docilus · Dolabella · Dominicus · Domitianus · Donatianus · Donatus · Donicus · Dorotheus · Drusulitus · Durio · Durus · Duvianus · Eborius · Eburnus · Ecdicius · Eclectus · Egbuttius · Egnatius · Elerius · Eliphas · Elpidius · Elvorix · Emeritus · Encratis · Ennecus · Ennius · Ennodius · Eonus · Epidianus · Epimachus · Epolonius · Epolonius · Eugenius · Eugenus · Eulogius · Eumenius · Eunapius · Euphemius · Eustacius · Eutherius · Evodius · Excingus · Exsupereus · Exuperantius · Exupertus · Fabianus · Fabillus · Facilis · Fadus · Fagus · Falco · Falconius · Familis · Faxis · Faustinianus · Faustinius · Faustus · Faventinus · Felicissimus · Felissimus · Felix · Ferentinus · Ferreolius · Festus · Fidelis · Figulus · Fimbria · Fimus · Firminus · Firmus · Flaccus · Flavian · Flavianus · Flavillus · Flavinus · Florens · Florentius · Florianus · Florus · Forianus · Fortunatus · Fraucus · Fredisius · Frigidian · Frontalis · Frontinus · Frontinus Fructosis · Frugi · Frugius · Frumentius · Fullofaudes · Fulvianus · Furius · Fuscinus · Fuscus · Gaianus · Gaius · Gala · Galarius · Galenus · Galerus · Gallio · Gallus · Galvisius · Garilianus · Gaurus · Gavros · Gavrus · Gelasius · Gellius · Gemellus Geminianus · Generidus · Genesius · Genialis · Gennadius · Gerardus · Germanus · Germanicus · Gessius · Geta · Getha · Glabrio · Glaucia · Globulus · Gluvias · Glycia · Gordian · Gordianus · Gordio · Gorgonius · Gracchus · Gracilis · Gratian · Gratidian Gregorius · Grumio · Gualterus · Gryllus · Habitus · Hadrianus · Hardalio · Haterius · Helvius · Herculius · Herenus · H erma · Hermina · Hesychius · Hiberus · Hilario · Hilaris · Hilarius · Hirpinius · Hirrus · Homullus · Honoratus · Horatius · Hortensis · Hortensius · Hortensus · Hosidius · Humilus · Hybrida · Iacomus · Igennus · Ignatius · Indaletius · Ingenin · Ingenin Iocundus · Iovinus · Irenaeus · Isatis · Italicus · Ivmarus · Ianuarius · Iavolenus · Iovinianus · Iovinus · Iovius · Iuba · Iulian · Iulianus · Iuncinus · Iuncus · Iunianus · Iustianus · Iustinianus · Iustinus · Lustus Laenas · Laetinianus · Laevinus · Larcius · Lartius · Lateranus · Latinius · Laurentius · Leddicus · Lentullus · Lentulus · Leontius · Lepidus · Lepontus · Leptis · Liberalis · Libo · Licinianus · Licinius · Ligur · Ligustinus · Letusus · Letusus Litumaris · Livianus · Livigenus · Longinus · Lovernius · Lucan · Lucanus · Lucianus · Lucilianus Lucretius · Lucta cus · Lucullus · Lunaris · Luonercus · Lupercus · Lupicinus · Lupinus · Lupis · Lurco · Lurio · Lutherius · Lutorius · Maccalus · Macrinus · Macro · Mactator · Maecenus · Maecius · Magnentius · Magnus · Maius · Major · Malchus · Mallus · Mancinus · Manlius · Mansuetus · Marcallas · Marcellinus · Marcellus · Marcialis · Marcipor · Margarita · Marinianus · Marinus · Maritialis · Maritimus · Marius · Maro · Marsallas · Marsicus · Marsus · Marsyas · Martial · Martialis · Martianus · Martinus · Martius · Martyrius · Marullinus · Marullus · Maternus · Matho · Mauricius · Maursus · Maximian · Maximianus · Maximinius · Maximinus · Maximus · Medullinus · Megellus · Melissus · Melitus · Mellitus · Melus · Meminius · Memmius · Memor · Mercator · Mercurialis · Mercuralaus · Merula Messor · Metellus · Metilius · Metunus · Micianus · Mico · Micon · Milonius · Minervalis · Minianus · Minicianus · Moderatus · Molacus · Momus · Montanus · Montaus · Mordanticus · Mucianus · Muco · Muncius · Murena · Mus · Musa · Musicus · Mutilus · Mutius · Nabor · Naevius · Narcissus · Narses · Nasica · Naso · Natalinus · Natalis · Naucratius · Nazarius · Nectaridus · Nelius · Nemesianus · Nemnogenus · Neneus · Nennius · Nepos · Nero · Nertomarus · Nerva · Nicasius · Nicetius · Nigellus · Niger · Nigidius · Nigrinus · Niraemius · Nolus · Nonius · Noster · Novation · Novellius · Numianus · Numianus · Octavian · Octavianus · Octobrianus · Olennius · Olympicus · Opilio · Opimius · Description · Optatus · Orientalis · Orientius · Orissus · Orosius · Osterianus · Otho · Ovinus · Pacatianus · Pachomius · Pacuvianus · Paenula · Paetinus · Paetus · Palicamus · Pampus · Pansa · Pantensus · Panther · Panthera · Papinian · Papus · Paratus · Parnesius · Pascentius · Pastor · Paterculus · Paternus · P atiens · Patricius · Paulinus · Paullus · Pavo · Pelagius · Pennus · Peregrinus · Perennis · Perpenna · Perperna · Pertacus · Pertinax · Petasius · Petreius · Petronax · Petrus · Philippus · Photius · Pictor · Pilatus · Pilus · Pinarius · Piso · Pius · Placidus · Planta · Plautis · Plautius · Plautus · Pleminius · Pollienus · Pollio · Polus · Polybius · Pompolussa · Pomponius · Poplicola · Porcus · Porphyrius · Postumianus · Postumus · Potitus · Praetextus · Prilidianus · Primanus · Primulus · Prusci · Pruscius Priscillian · Priscillianus · Priscus · Probus · Processus · Proceus · Proculus · Propertius · Protacius · Protus · Proxsimus · Publianus · Publicola · Publicus · Pudens · Pudentius · Pulcher · Pulcherius · Pullus · Pusinnus · Pustula · Quartinus · Quarto · Quatruus Quietus · Quintilianus · Quintilius · Quintillius · Quintillus · Quiriac · Quiricus · Quirinalis · Ramio · Ra mirus · Ravilla · Reburrus · Rectus · Regillus · Reginus · Regulus · Remigius · Remus · Renatus · Respectus · Restitutus · Rex · Ripanus · Rogatus · Rogelius · Romanus · Romulianus · Romulus · Roscius · Rufinianus · Rufinus · Rufrius · Rufus · Rufus · Rufus Ruricius · Ruso · Rusticus · Rutilianus · Sabellius · Sabinianus · Sabinus · Sacerdos · Saenus · Salinator · Salonianus · Saloninus · Salonius · Salvian · Salvianus · Salvius · Sanctus · Sandilianus · Sanga · Sarimarcus · Sarrius · Saturninus · Saunio · Scanio · Scanio · Scanio Scaro · Scato · Scaurus · Schlerus · Scipio · Scribonianus · Scrofa · Sebastianus · Secundas · Segestes · Sejanus · Sellic · Seneca · Senecianus · Senecio · Senilis · Senopianus · Sentius · Septimianus · Sergius · Seronatus · Serranus · Sertorius · Servanus Servilius · Seuso · Severlinus · Severus · Sevso · Siculus · Sidonius · Sigilis · Silanus · Silius · Silo · Silus · Silvanus · Similis · Simo · Simplicianus · Siricus · Sisenna · Sisinnius · Sita · Sollemnis · Sorex · Sorio · Sosius · Sotericus · Soulinus · Sparticus · Spendius · Speratus · Statius · Stichus · Strabo · Sudrenus · Suilius · Sulinus · Sulla · Superbus · Superstes · Sura · Surinus · Surius · Surus · Sylla · Sylvian · Sylvius · Symmachus · Symphorian · Sympronian · Synistor · Synnodus · Tacitus · Taenaris · Tancinus · Tanicus · Tarquinius · Tarsicius · Tasius · Tatian · Taurinus · Terente · Tertullian · Tertullianus · Tertulus · Tetricus · Tetullianus · Thrasea · Tiberillus · Tiberinus · Tibullus · Tiburs · Tiburtius · Ticinius · Titianus · Titillus · Torquatus · Toutius · Traianus · Trailus · Tranio · Tranquillus · Trebellibon · Tremorinus · Trenico · Trenus · Triarius · Trifer · Triferus · Trimalchio · Trogus · Trupo · Tuccianu s · Tuditanus · Tullius · Tullas · Tullius · Turibius · Turpilianus · Turpilinus · Turpilias · Tuticanus · Tutor · Typhoeus · Tyranus · Ulfila · Ulixes · Ulpianus · Umbonius · Urbicus · Ursacius · Ursinus · Ursus · Uticensis Valentinus · Valerian · Valerianus · Valgus · Varialus · Varro · Varus · Vatia · Vedrix · Vegetius · Velius · Velus · Venantius · Venator · Ventor · Venustinius · Vepgenus · Veranius · Verecundus · Vergilius · Verinus · Verres · Verrucosis · Verullus Verus · Vespasianus · Vespillo · Vestinus · Vestorius · Vetranio · Vettonianus · Veturius · Viator · Vibennis · Vibius · Vibullius · Victor · Victorinus · Victricius · Vincentius · Vindex · Vinicianus · Vipsanius · Virginius · Viridio · Vitalinus · Virion Vitalis · Vitoricus · Vitulus · Vitus · Vocula · Volturcius · Volusenus · Volusianus · Vonones · Vopiscus · Votepor ix · Vulso · Zeno · Zoilus · Zosimus |
AGNOMEN |
Africanus · Allobrogicus · Asiaticus · Atticus · Augustus (for Emperors) – Balearicus · Briganticus · Britannicus · Caligula · Creticus · Dalmaticus · Gaetulicus · Gallicus · Germanicus · Helveticus · Imperator · Isauricus · Italicus · Macedonicus · Nasica · Nero · Numidicus · Paulus · Sparticus |
