probably Pacidius. The most illustrious family of the Pactumeii used the cognomina Clemens, Fronto, and Magnus, of which Clemens, meaning "gentle" or "mild"...

Galeria and the Menenia. They did nevertheless use a number of personal cognomina, including Quirinus, thought to have been the name of a Sabine god, who...

frequently of Oscan ancestry. Such names were originally formed from cognomina ending in -o, but once they became common, -onius came to be regarded...

associated with the Ancharii include Quintus, Publius, and Marcus. The cognomina used by the Ancharii included Priscus, a common surname meaning "elder"...

using the suffix -idius. Most of these names were originally derived from cognomina ending in -idus, but such names were so numerous that -idius must have...

bull, Gallus, a cockerel, and Leo, a lion, belong to a common type of cognomina derived from the names of familiar objects and animals. Rufus, red, was...

main stirpes of the Aurelii in republican times, distinguished by the cognomina Cotta (also spelled Cota), Orestes, and Scaurus. Cotta and Scaurus appear...

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The other Tarquitii of the Republic bore no surname, but a variety of cognomina are found in imperial times, including Priscus, old or elder, and Catulus...

Rome, this name, and its diminutive, Mamercinus, were known primarily as cognomina of the Aemilii and the Pinarii, although the Aemilii continued to use...

Sabucii were of Etruscan origin. The Sabucii used a variety of personal cognomina. The only family surname known from inscriptions is Major, typically given...

and Geta, referring to one of the Getae, a Thracian people. All three cognomina were associated with the imperial family. They were of equestrian rank...

surnames Decula and Cicero. The latter, among the most famous of Roman cognomina, belongs to a common class of surnames derived from familiar objects....

inscriptions. The nomen Turullius belongs to a class of gentilicia formed from cognomina with diminutive suffixes, such as -ulus, -illus, or -ellus. Nomina ending...

nomen Scribonius belongs to a large class of gentilicia derived from cognomina ending in -o, most of which were of plebeian origin. The root of the name...

class of surnames, largely of plebeian origin, typically formed from cognomina ending in -o. Chase does not list the name among the gentilicia of this...

from the Flavia gens; and indeed, the distinction between nomina and cognomina was all but lost, so that in many cases one cannot even determine with...

although a few bore other names, including Gaius and Lucius. The only cognomina borne by any of the Tremellii mentioned in history are Scrofa and Flaccus...

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instances. The suffix -idius was originally used to form gentilicia from cognomina ending in -idus; but as with other gentile-forming suffixes, -idius was...

stirpes, distinguished by their surnames. Cicero lists the patrician cognomina of the Papirii as Crassus, Cursor, Maso, and Mugillanus, while the plebeian...

those who had red hair. Several members of this family bore additional cognomina, including Sacerdos, a priest, and Clemens, pleasant or gentle. Surnames...

been a corruption in the manuscript, which originally read Numerius. The cognomina of the Fabii under the Republic were Ambustus, Buteo, Dorso or Dorsuo...

first generations of the Potiti and Maximi. Later families bore various cognomina, including Corvus or Corvinus, Falto, Flaccus, Laevinus, Messalla, Tappo...

in a family to share the same praenomen, and be distinguished by their cognomina. This is especially probable if the Septueii only acquired Roman citizenship...

or stirpes, of the Publicii under the Republic, distinguished by the cognomina Malleolus and Bibulus. The surname Malleolus is a diminutive of malleus...

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entirely possible that both were named Sextus, and distinguished by their cognomina, which have not been preserved. List of Roman gentes Chase, pp. 125, 126...

have been given to an ancestor of the Velii who had red hair. The other cognomina borne by the Velii appear to have been personal surnames, including Celer...

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