Your Hidden Roman Name

[Acrinimiril]

nohj aratrmuch

 

male

[Nephele]

Acrinimiril, you are a member of the Horatia gens -- an ancient patrician family whose most notable member was probably that legendary Horatius who bravely held a bridge against an onslaught of attacking enemies.

 

Your cognomen of "Acer" (literally meaning "sharp; cutting") suggests that either you or an ancestor of yours was noted for having a violent, passionate nature.

 

Your praenomen is "Marcus", traditionally abbreviated as "M." Your full Roman name is:

 

M. Horatius Acer

= nohj aratrmuch -nhj +ois

 

Welcome to UNRV!

 

-- Nephele

[Severita]

Thanks for the welcome! Might as well try it out! But really, seems fun, here's my jumble:

khnreectmbaailrane

 

And I'm female.

 

Hi, Severita! Your scramble is a bit long to work with. Would you mind giving it to me minus your middle name? Thanks!

 

-- Nephele

 

Sure, no problem!

knretmbaian

Hope this one works.

[Nephele]

Severita, you are a young Greek slave employed in the household of a wealthy, upper class Roman matron as a nursemaid to her young daughters. Your Greek slave name is "Nike", as you were named for the lovely, winged Greek goddess who is the personification of victory.

 

Your Roman mistress gave you the additional Latin nickname of "Materna" (meaning "maternal") because you are so good with her children (even though you're not much older, yourself, than the children you supervise). Someday soon, you will be rewarded with your freedom. But even if you were to be granted your freedom now, you have grown so fond of your mistress's little daughters, that you could not bear to abandon them.

 

Your full Graeco-Roman name is:

 

Nike Materna

knretmbaian -b +e

 

Welcome to UNRV!

 

-- Nephele

[stormer]

Hello, 1st post

 

MfkaeThwraaudjaLaladb

 

AfamrHetalk

I am male

jumble that

[Nephele]

stormer, you are a member of the Alfia gens, a plebeian gens which never produced any consuls, but did produce a Tribune during the late Republic. You honor your family by serving in the Roman army, with the possibility of advancing through the ranks.

 

Your cognomen/nickname is "Ater", meaning "dark, black", for your fellow soldiers named you thus due to your darkly dangerous attitude and black moods. You are a relentless terror to Rome's enemies.

 

Your praenomen is "Marcus", traditionally abbreviated as "M." Your full Roman name is:

 

M. Alfius Ater

= AfamrHetalk -ahk +ius

 

Welcome to UNRV!

 

-- Nephele

[stormer]

Thanks

[Dommeke]

Thanks for the welcome

 

Here's my scramble

 

winyhdneavnuewas (female)

 

I'm so excited

[Nephele]

Salve, Dommeke! Your scramble is a bit long for a feminine Roman name. Would you please remove your middle name from the scramble? Thank you!

 

-- Nephele

[stormer]

Hey, I have another question as you are good with Roman names, what do the names Gaius,Caius and Gnaeus mean?

They seem so alike.

[Nephele]

Hey, I have another question as you are good with Roman names, what do the names Gaius,Caius and Gnaeus mean?

They seem so alike.

 

Hello, Stormer. The praenomina Gaius and Caius are the same name (as so are Gnaeus and Cnaeus). For a discussion on how Caius and Cnaeus became Gaius and Gnaeus, click here:

 

http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?showto...amp;#entry61598

 

As to the meaning of these praenomina... Many very old Roman names were of Etruscan origin, and their meanings were lost to history. "Gaius", one of the oldest and most common of the praenomina, is said to have been one of these such names. However, it has been suggested by classicist George Davis Chase that the root of this praenomen is gau, meaning "rejoice", possibly expressing the wish that a child so named would be a joy to his people.

 

The praenomen "Gnaeus" has been suggested as being an older form of the Latin word naevus, meaning "birthmark" or "a mole on the body".

 

But the choice of praenomina for Roman boys had very little to do with the actual meaning of the name, and more to do with the traditional use of certain praenomina within certain families. Thus we find many a Roman named "Quintus" who was not the fifth-born son to his parents.

 

-- Nephele

[stormer]

Thankyou very much.

[Melisende]

Well ... I've just joined ... so here goes

 

edelsneim ed reatr iatrlsaau - and female

 

Thanks! M

[Nephele]

Melisende, you get a straight anagram of your name.

 

You are the daughter of the equestrian Gnaeus Nerius Tremulus, the son of Gnaeus Nerius who served in the magisterial office of Quaestor Urbanus in the year 49 BCE.

 

Your father received the cognomen of "Tremulus" because of a physical impairment that caused a trembling of his limbs from time to time. As your father's daughter, your name became "Neriela Tremula." You were given a diminutive form of your father's nomen gentilicium to distinguish you from your father's sister, Neria Tremula, who lives with you and your father (your father is a widower and his sister came to help with the household affairs).

 

To further distinguish you from his sister, your father decided to bestow upon you an additional, affectionate cognomen, and so he named you "Dessiderata" (a variant of "Desiderata," signifying a child who has been hoped for). Your full Roman name is:

 

edelsneim ed reatr iatrlsaau

=

Neriela Tremula Dessiderata

 

Welcome to UNRV!

 

-- Nephele

[Melisende]

THANK YOU!