- A
cognomen (Latin: [kɔŋˈnoːmɛn]; pl.:
cognomina; from co- "together with" and (g)nomen "name") was the
third name of a
citizen of
ancient Rome, under...
- Lastly,
these elements could be
followed by
additional surnames, or
cognomina,
which could be
either personal or hereditary, or a
combination of both...
- This is a list of
Roman cognomina. Contents: Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Abercius Abito Absens Abundantius Abundius Abundus...
- two ideas), the
peoples of
Italy developed the
first true surnames, or
cognomina. At
first these were
generally personal names, and
might refer to any...
- was a nickname, just as the
cognomen had been initially. However, the
cognomina eventually became family names, and so
agnomina were
needed to distinguish...
-
imperial times,
Vopiscus and
Proculus were
generally used as
personal cognomina. The gens was
always said to have
descended from and been
named after...
-
Christian religious names were
sometimes put in
front of
traditional cognomina, but
eventually people reverted to
single names. By the time of the fall...
- from the
Flavia gens; and indeed, the
distinction between nomina and
cognomina was all but lost, so that in many
cases one
cannot even
determine with...
- The gens
Antonia was a
Roman family of
great antiquity, with both
patrician and
plebeian branches. The
first of the gens to
achieve prominence was Titus...
- The gens
Junia or
Iunia was one of the most
celebrated families of
ancient Rome. The gens may
originally have been patrician, and was
already prominent...
