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Roman Names
Notes #1
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Men’s NamesRoman men who were citizens NORMALLY
had 3 names.
Each part of the name had a “title”:
Praenomen Nomen Cognomen
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Praenomen• This was the first of the three names
• There were only about 20 in use for ALL of the Roman men!
• This was the name that members of your family or close friends would call you.
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Praenomen• Some praenomens would correspond
with numbers such as:
– Quintus: “Fifth”– Sextus: “Sixth”– Decimus: “Tenth”
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Nomen• This was the second of the three names
• It designated the gens or “clan” that you belonged to
• This was the name that people would use in a public setting and is hereditary
• It also designated social class
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Social Classes• There were two primary social classes in
ancient Rome. They were:
– Patricians (The upper class; wealthy citizens)– Plebians (The lower class; moderate to poor
citizens)
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Nomen• We get some modern day names
from the nomen of Romans. Here are some examples:
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Cognomen• This was the third of three names.
• Often this was a second last name, and could often be witty or descriptive
o Agricola: Farmero Maximus: Very Bigo Petrus: Rock
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Agnomen• Sometimes a Roman would have a fourth name
called an “Agnomen”
• This acted as a second cognomen
• It was also descriptive: May have been given after a certain achievement by senatorial decree
• Gaius Iulius Caesar Octavianus– 8th person to be adopted
• Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus– Served in the military in Africa
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• On occasion (but rarely) a person could have more than one agnomen.
– Gaius Iulius Caesar Octavianus Augustus• Augustus: The honored one
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Girl Names
• Women had only two names:
NomenCognomen
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Nomen (Females)• First of two names
• Dad’s nomen was put in the Feminine form.
• Example:– If the girl’s father’s nomen was “Claudius”,
she would be named “Claudia”
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Cognomen (Females)• Second of two names
• Husband’s nomen in the feminine form.
• Example:– If Claudia got married to “Iulius” she would
be named “Claudia Iulia”
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Exceptions• What if there are two girls born to the same
family?
• Three girls would all share the same nomen, however their cognomens would differ.– Polla Prima– Polla Secunda– Polla Tertia
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Dies Lustricus• Girls were named on the 8th day• Boys were named on the 9th day
• Guests, refreshments, gifts, wreath
• BULLA
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BULLA Relief of a Roman
boy wearing a bulla
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
File:Roman_boy_wearing_bulla.jpg
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BULLA Bulla picturing Daedalus and
Icarus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Etruscan_-
_Bulla_with_Daedalus_and_Icarus_-_Walters_57371_-
_Side_A.jpg