Anthroponymology of the Romans until 634 AD


Abbreviations :
P = praenomen. E.g.: Gaius.
G = gentilicium. E.g.: Iulius.
C = cognomen. E.g.: Aemilianus.
N = nomen. E.g.: Theodosius.

Praenomina :
Agrippa
Appius
Aulus
Caeso
Decimus
Gaius
Gnaeus
Hostus
Licinus
Lucius
Mamercus
Manius
Marcus
Opiter
Postumus
Proculus
Publius
Quintus
Servius
Sextus
Spurius
Tiberius
Titus
Voler
Vopiscus

509 BC-27 AD :
1) P+G:
E.g.:
Servius Tullius = P+G
Quintus Pomponius = P+G
2) P+G+C[1]+...+C[n]:
E.g.:
Appius Claudius Sabinus Inregillensis = P+G+C[1]+C[2]
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Aemilianus = P+G+C[1]+C[2]+C[3]

28 AD-105 AD :
1) P+G
2) P+G+C[1]+...+C[n]
3) P+(G+C[1]+...+C[n])[1]+...+(G+C[1]+...+C[n])[n]:
E.g.:
Caius Appius Iunius Silanus = P+G[1]+(G+C)[2]
Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus = P+G[1]+G[2]+(G+C)[3]
Tiberius Iulius Candidus Marius Celsus = P+(G+C)[1]+(G+C)[2]

105 AD-c.300 AD :
1) P+G
2) P+G+C[1]+...+C[n]
3) P+(G+C[1]+...+C[n])[1]+...+(G+C[1]+...+C[n])[n] 4) P+(G+C[1]+...+C[n])[1]+...+({P}+G+C[1]+...+C[n])[n]:
E.g.:
Caius Antius Aulus Iulius Quadratus = P+G[1]+(P+G+C)[2]
Marcus Lollius Paullinus Decimus Valerius Asiaticus Saturninus = P+(G+C)[1]+(P+G+C[1]+C[2])[2]
Marcus Metilius Aquillius Regulus Nepos Volusius Torquatus Fronto = P+G[1]+(G+C[1]+C[2])[2]+(G+C[1]+C[2])[3]

c.300 AD-634 AD :
1) {P}+{G}+{C[1]}+...+{C[n]}+N:
E.g.:
Flavius Theodosius = G+N
Quintus Aurelius Symmachus = P+G+N
Flavius Magnus Magnentius = G+C+N
2) {P}+{(({G}+{C[1]}+...+{C[n]})[1])+...+(({G}+{C[1]}+...+{C[n]})[n])}+N:
E.g.:
Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus = P+G[1]+G[2]+N
Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus = G[1]+G[2]+G[3]+N
Caecina Decius Basilius = G[1]+G[2]+N
Anicius Acilius Glabrio Faustus = G[1]+(G+C)[2]+N
3) ({G}+{C[1]}+...+{C[n]})+{N[n]}+...+{N[1]}+N:
E.g.:
Flavius Areobindus Dagalaifus Areobindus = G+N[2]+N[1]+N
Flavius Anastasius Paulus Probus Sabinianus Pompeius Anastasius = G+N[5]+N[4]+N[3]+N[2]+N[1]+N