Nomen

The nomen (plural nomina) was the Roman gens (that is clan) name. In the typical Roman name it was preceded by the praenomen and followed by the cognomen.

Some examples of nomina are listed in the following table.

NomenExample
Aeliusemperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus (Hadrian)
Aemiliusgeneral Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus
Antoniusgeneral Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony)
Claudiusemperor Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus (Claudius)
Corneliusgeneral Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major
Galeriusemperor Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus (Galerius)
Fabiusdictator Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus
Flaviusemperor Titus Flavius Vespasianus (Vespasian)
Juliusdictator Gaius Julius Caesar
Liviustribune Marcus Livius Drusus
Ulpiusemperor Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus (Trajan)
Valeriuspoet Gaius Valerius Flaccus
Vergiliuspoet Publius Vergilius Maro (Vergil)