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M. Lucretius Agricola: reorder elements

2008-08-04T03:32:46Z

reorder elements

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	<onlyinclude>A ''praenomen'' is a personal name which distinguishes an individual from other members of the same family. The ''praenomen'' is not normally used on its own: normally only close relatives or very close friends call each other by their ''praenomen''.</onlyinclude>		<onlyinclude>A ''praenomen'' is a personal name which distinguishes an individual from other members of the same family. The ''praenomen'' is not normally used on its own: normally only close relatives or very close friends call each other by their ''praenomen''.</onlyinclude>

−	====Abbreviations====	+	==Abbreviations==

	Note that each of the common ''praenomina'', and some of the rare ones, has a standard abbreviation. Each abbreviation is unique to that ''praenomen'': a ''praenomen'' cannot be abbreviated simply by using its first letter. For example, '''T.''' always means '''Titus''', never '''Tiberius'''; '''Ti.''' always means '''Tiberius''', never '''Titus'''.		Note that each of the common ''praenomina'', and some of the rare ones, has a standard abbreviation. Each abbreviation is unique to that ''praenomen'': a ''praenomen'' cannot be abbreviated simply by using its first letter. For example, '''T.''' always means '''Titus''', never '''Tiberius'''; '''Ti.''' always means '''Tiberius''', never '''Titus'''.
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	Most of the time ''praenomina'' are abbreviated rather than written out in full, so '''M. Tullius Cicero''' is normally seen rather than '''Marcus Tullius Cicero'''.		Most of the time ''praenomina'' are abbreviated rather than written out in full, so '''M. Tullius Cicero''' is normally seen rather than '''Marcus Tullius Cicero'''.

−	====Inheritance====	+	==Inheritance==

	Many ''gentes'' and families used only a handful of ''praenomina''. The first child of a marriage was almost always given the same ''praenomen'' as the father; the second child was given a different ''praenomen'', perhaps the same one as an uncle or grandfather, for example.		Many ''gentes'' and families used only a handful of ''praenomina''. The first child of a marriage was almost always given the same ''praenomen'' as the father; the second child was given a different ''praenomen'', perhaps the same one as an uncle or grandfather, for example.

	Thus the elder son of P. Cornelius Scipio was named P. Cornelius Scipio (Africanus); his younger son was named L. Cornelius Scipio (Asiagenus) after his grandfather.		Thus the elder son of P. Cornelius Scipio was named P. Cornelius Scipio (Africanus); his younger son was named L. Cornelius Scipio (Asiagenus) after his grandfather.
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−	~~====List of Standard ''Praenomina''====~~
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−	~~These are the standard ''praenomina'', from most common to least common.~~
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	[[Category:Roma Antiqua]]		[[Category:Roma Antiqua]]

M. Lucretius Agricola: use nav templ

2008-08-02T03:23:02Z

use nav templ

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−	~~==See also==~~	+	{{Template:Roman name articles}}
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−	* [[LA:~~Nomen\|Nomen]]~~	+
−	* [[LA:Cognomen\|Cognomen]]	+
−	* [[LA:Roman name\|Roman name]]	+
−	* [[LA:Using Roman names\|Using Roman names]]	+
−	* [[LA:Choosing a Roman name\|Choosing a Roman name~~]] in Nova Roma.~~	+


	[[Category:Roma Antiqua]]		[[Category:Roma Antiqua]]

M. Lucretius Agricola: get ready to translate

2008-08-01T01:52:55Z

get ready to translate

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{{LanguageBar|Praenomen}}

<onlyinclude>A ''praenomen'' is a personal name which distinguishes an individual from other members of the same family. The ''praenomen'' is not normally used on its own: normally only close relatives or very close friends call each other by their ''praenomen''.</onlyinclude>

====Abbreviations====

Note that each of the common ''praenomina'', and some of the rare ones, has a standard abbreviation. Each abbreviation is unique to that ''praenomen'': a ''praenomen'' cannot be abbreviated simply by using its first letter. For example, '''T.''' always means '''Titus''', never '''Tiberius'''; '''Ti.''' always means '''Tiberius''', never '''Titus'''.

Most of the time ''praenomina'' are abbreviated rather than written out in full, so '''M. Tullius Cicero''' is normally seen rather than '''Marcus Tullius Cicero'''.

====Inheritance====

Many ''gentes'' and families used only a handful of ''praenomina''. The first child of a marriage was almost always given the same ''praenomen'' as the father; the second child was given a different ''praenomen'', perhaps the same one as an uncle or grandfather, for example.

Thus the elder son of P. Cornelius Scipio was named P. Cornelius Scipio (Africanus); his younger son was named L. Cornelius Scipio (Asiagenus) after his grandfather.

====List of Standard ''Praenomina''====

These are the standard ''praenomina'', from most common to least common.

{{TableOfPraenomina}}

<br style="clear:both"/>

==See also==

* [[LA:Nomen|Nomen]]
* [[LA:Cognomen|Cognomen]]
* [[LA:Roman name|Roman name]]
* [[LA:Using Roman names|Using Roman names]]
* [[LA:Choosing a Roman name|Choosing a Roman name]] in Nova Roma.

[[Category:Roma Antiqua]]