User:Stan Shebs/List of Roman praenomina
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This is a list of Roman praenomina. See Roman naming convention.
- Appius (Ap.) — only used by gens Claudia.
- Aulus (A.) or Olus.
- Caelus — from Etruscan Caele.
- Decius — associated with the gens Minatia.
- Decimus (D.) — "tenth".
- Faustus — "lucky" an archaic praenomen revived by the dictator Sulla for his twin children. Used by his descendants ever after. Uncommon.
- Flavius — from flavus ("golden"), imperial praenomen after the 3rd century. The name survived into the eight century AD.
- Gaius (C.) — often written as "Caius", because it was originally spelled that way before C and G were separated. From Etruscan Cae or Cai, meaning unknown.
- Gnaeus (Cn.) — often written as "Cnaeus".
- Kaeso (K.) or Caeso — "Cut from the womb". Uncommon. Only used by gens Fabia.
- Lucius (L.) — common.
- Mamercus (Mam.) — from Etruscan Mamerce. Associated with gens Aemilia Lepida.
- Manius (M'.) — "Morning". Uncommon, "M'." often confused with "M."
- Marcus (M.) — from Etruscan Marce, meaning unknown. There may be a connection with Mars if he turns out to be of Etruscan origin. Common.
- Mettius — from Etruscan Metie.
- Numerius (N.) — from Etruscan Numesie, associated with gens Fabia.
- Publius (P.) — from publius ("public"), common, originally Etruscan Puplie. Latin populace is probably from the same Etruscan word, as Pupluna became Populonia in Latin.
- Quintus (Q. or Qu.) — "fifth". Common.
- Secundus — "second".
- Septimus (Sept.) — "seventh".
- Servius (S. or Ser.) — from servo ("to preserve"); uncommon.
- Sextus (Sex.) — "sixth".
- Spurius (Sp.) — from spurius ("of illegitimate birth").
- Tertius — "third".
- Tiberius (Ti.) — from Etruscan Thefarie, probably from the river; common.
- Titus (T.) — from Etruscan Tite, meaning unknown. The spurious Indo-European derivation, titulus ("title of honor"), is a superseded theory. Common.
Other, (very) uncommon praenomina include
- Aeneas — Of Greek (?) / Etruscan origin.
- Amulius
- Anchises
- Agrippa — "Born feet first".
- Arruns — Of Etruscan origin.
- Camillus — Only used by gens Furia and gens Arruntia combined. Better known as a cognomen.
- Canus
- Cossus
- Drusus — Only used by gens Claudia.
- Gallus
- Herius — Only used by gens Asinia.
- Hostus
- Iullus — A reference to gens Iulia
- Lar(s) — Of Etruscan origin.
- Marcellus— originally:the deadly striker(celtic) . More commonly known as a cognomen
- Nonus — "Ninth".
- Opiter — Associated with gens Verginia.
- Oppius
- Paul(l)us
- Postumius — "Born after (his father's) death".
- Potitus
- Primus — "First".
- Proc(u)lus
- Sisenna
- Tullus
- Vel — Of Etruscan origin.
- Vibius
- Vopiscus — At early times associated with gens Claudia.
[edit] See also
- Roman victory title
- List of Roman nomina
- List of Roman cognomina
- List of Imperial Roman victory titles
- List of Roman tribes
- List of Roman female names
- Roman Republic
- Roman Empire
