Roman Names How Roman Names Worked The Roman
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Roman Names
How Roman Names Worked • The Roman word for “name” was “nomen”--like you see on your class handouts and tests. • Roman men usually had 3 names:
How Roman Names Worked • The first name was the PRAENOMEN (think “pre-name”) • This was his “personal” name, used by family and close friends r ve Marcus e by n ld m ou ss hi s” W re cu r d ad “Ma
How Roman Names Worked • The second name was the NOMEN • This was his family name. It worked like our “last names” work today Flavius Would also be a “Flavius” as his dad’s brother
How Roman Names Worked • The third name was the COGNOMEN • This told what particular branch of your family you were. He’s just “Esca. ” He’s not Roman. But wait… Aquila
How Roman Names Worked • Freed slaves often took the praenomen and nomen of their masters, and used their ppy to w ha ol ne e t b a co original name as a cognomen. ’ n ot e. uld g Wo Esca n nam w oma o n k R Esca
How Roman Names Worked: Girls • Girls used the feminine form of their father’s be nomen. Nicknames could be added. d l ou re Flavius Flavia e we hter. m g r na ” if sh r dau e H via r o “Fla ’ siste us c r Ma
Make Your Roman Name! Put your Roman name on 1 side of the card and your real name on the other side and turn in to Mrs. Sellers! • GIRLS: • BOYS: – Pick 1 NOMEN and – Pick 1 PRAENOMEN change the –us to – Pick 1 NOMEN –a – Pick 1 COGNOMEN (Male Form) (Female Form) – Put them in that order
