frankq Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Can anyone help me with Roman names? I've always been thrown by the process. I assume it's silmilar to Spanish where like Antonio Bandelero Gonzalez, the middle name is the family name of the father. An example, Antony's wife, Fulvia, was daughter of Fulvius Flaccus Bambulus. So what would her name be? Her mother was Sempronia. Would that name play into it, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 ROman Names This link will help you out greatly, by the way, the daughter always takes the feminine form of her fathers family name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Among males it went like this: First Name Clan Name Nickname Gaius Julius Caesar .... Gaius= First Name Julius= Clan Name, of the Julian Clan Caesar = nickname, Casear means "hairy." In formal society Roman males were known by the clan name and nickname (e.g. Julius Caesar, The Hairy One of the Julian Clan). Only their closest friends and family would call them by their first name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankq Posted October 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Good link. So what would be the feminine form of Flaccus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 I believe it's Flacca ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullafelix Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 I believe it's Flacca ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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