- 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 0–9 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- was a nickname, just as the
cognomen had been initially. However, the
cognomina eventually became family names, and so
agnomina were
needed to distinguish...
-
Different branches or
stirpes of a gens were
usually distinguished by
their cognomina,
additional surnames following the nomen,
which could be
either personal...
- Republic,
several branches of the
Sulpician gens were
identified by
numerous cognomina,
including Camerinus, Cornutus, Galba, Gallus, Longus, Paterculus, Peticus...
- main
stirpes of the
Aurelii in
republican times,
distinguished by the
cognomina Cotta (also
spelled Cota), Orestes, and Scaurus.
Cotta and
Scaurus appear...
-
Christian religious names were
sometimes put in
front of
traditional cognomina, but
eventually people reverted to
single names. By the time of the fall...
