Nomen
From NovaRoma
Revision as of 01:38, 4 August 2008 by M. Lucretius Agricola (Talk | contribs)
IN·MEMORIAM·A·TVLLIAE·SCHOLASTICAE·AVGVSTAE·PRINCIPIS·SENATVS·CENSORIS·IIII·CONSVLIS·II·PRAETRICIS
Home| Latíné | Deutsch | Español | Français | Italiano | Magyar | Português | Română | Русский | English
A nomen indicates which gens a Roman belongs to. A gens is a loose collection of families sharing the same nomen. It is the middle part of the tria nomina, i.e., the three-part Roman name.
Roman names
·Ancient Rome ·
Roman name - Praenomen -
Nomen -
Cognomen -
Agnomen
·Nova Roma·
Choosing a Roman name -
Using Roman names
Inheritance
Inheritance of the nomen is patrilinear, that is, from the father.
List of Nomina
The nomina are listed in their male forms. To make the female form, just replace the ending "-us" with "-a".
