List of Roman praenomina
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This is a list of Roman praenomina. See Roman naming convention.
- Amulius
- Appius (Ap.) � only used by gens Claudia.
- Aulus (A.) or Olus � from aula ("palace").
- Camillus � associated with gentes Furia/Arruntia after being fused in the 1st century AD.
- Decius � associated with gens Minatia.
- Decimus (D.) � "tenth".
- Drusus � after Tiberius became a praenomen of gens Claudia.
- Flavius � from flavus ("golden"), imperial praenomen after the 3rd century AD.
- Gaius (C.) � often written as Caius, because abbreviation is "C" and not "G".
- Gnaeus (Cn.) � often written as Cnaeus, similar to Gaius/Caius situation.
- Herius � associated with gens Asinia.
- Kaeso (K.) or Caeso � uncommon.
- Lucius (L.) � from lux ("light"), common.
- Mamercus (Mam.)
- Manius (M'.) � uncommon, "M'." often confused with "M."
- Marcus (M.) � from Mars, common.
- Numerius (N.) � associated with gens Fabia.
- Postumus
- Publius (P.) � from publius ("public"), common.
- 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 the river, common.
- Titus (T.) � possibly from titulus ("title of honor"), common.
External links
- Behind the Name: Ancient Roman Names[[de:R�mische Vornamen]]
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "List_of_Roman_praenomina" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_praenomina, used under the GNU Free Documentation License

