List of Roman nomina

This is a list of Roman nomina. Each nomen is for a gens, originally a single family, but later more of a political grouping.

A

• Aburius - coins
• Accius
• Accoleius - coins
• Acilius
• Aebutius
• Aedinius - from inscriptions
• Aelius
• Aemilius
• Albanius - dubious, possibly confused with Albanus or Albinus
• Albatius - no references seen online, not in Perseus
• Allectius
• Amatius
• Annius
• Antestius
• Antius
• Antonius
• Appuleius
• Aquillius
• Arminius - name of a German chieftain
• Armenius
• Arrius - from Etruscan Arntni
• Arsinius
• Artorius
• Asinius
• Ateius
• Atius
• Atilius
• Atrius
• Atronius
• Attius - Lewis & Short say "proper name" but not a gens(?)
• Aufidius
• Aurelius
• Ausonius
• Avidius
• Avitus
• Axius

B

• Babudius
• Baebius
• Barrius
• Betilienus
• Blandius
• Bruccius == Bruttius(?)
• Bruttius

C

• Caecilius
• Calatorius - inscriptions, statue at Naples Museum
• Calidius
• Calpurnius
• Calventius
• Calvisius
• Camilius
• Camillius
• Camelius
• Caprenius
• Carius
• Caristanius
• Cassius
• Cispius
• Claudius - an important gens, originally Etruscan Clavtie
• Clodius
• Cloelius or Cloulius
• Clovius
• Cluntius
• Coiedius
• Cominius
• Coruncanii
• Cordius
• Cornelius
• Cosconius
• Curius
• Curtius

D-E

• Decumius - from inscriptions, not otherwise noted
• Desticius - at least two governors known from inscriptions
• Dexsius - L. Dexsius Longinus mentioned in an inscription of 119 AD [1]
• Didius
• Dillius
• Domitius
• Dossenius - no mentions seen online, but speculated as origin of name of Dossenheim
• Duccius - inscriptions, notably a tombstone of Lucius Duccius Rufinus at York [2]
• Duronius - at least two officials of the Republic
• Egnatius
• Epidius
• Equitius

F

• Fabius
• Fadius
• Faenius
• Falerius
• Favonius
• Festinius - mentioned online at [3], seen on a tombstone of a two-year-old child
• Flavius
• Flavinius
• Flavonius - inscriptions
• Floridius - no Romans seen online, a bishop of Tarazona in 611
• Florius
• Floronius - inscriptions
• Fufius
• Fulcinius
• Fulvius
• Fundanus
• Furius

G-H

• Gabinius
• Galerius
• Gavius
• Gellius
• Granius
• Grattius
• Gratidius
• Helvetius
• Helvius
• Herennius
• Herminius
• Hirtius
• Horatius (Horace)
• Hortensius
• Hosidius
• Hostilius

I-L

• Inventius - questionable, no references online
• Iulius (Julius)
• Iunius (Junius)
• Iustus (Justus)
• Iuventius (Juventius)
• Laetonius - no Romans seen online
• Lafrenius - possible refs?
• Lampronius - Italian noble of the Lucani
• Liburnius
• Licinius
• Ligustinius - no Romans seen online
• Livius
• Lollius
• Longinius
• Loreius - House of Loreius Tiburtinus in Pompeii
• Lucius
• Lucilius
• Lusius
• Lutatius

M

• Macrinius
• Maecilius
• Maelius
• Mallius
• Mamilius
• Manlius
• Manilius
• Marcius
• Marius
• Matius
• Maximius
• Memmius
• Messienus
• Metilius
• Milonius
• Minicius
• Minucius
• Modius
• Mucius
• Munatius
• Munius
• Murrius

N-O

• Naevius
• Nasennius
• Nemetorius
• Nepius
• Nigidius
• Nigilius
• Nipius
• Norbanus
• Novius
• Numerius
• Octavius
• Olcinius
• Oppius
• Opsius
• Oranius
• Otacilius

P

• Palpellius
• Papinius
• Papirius
• Papius
• Pedius
• Peltrasius
• Pescennius
• Petellius
• Petilius
• Petillius
• Petronius
• Pinarius
• Piscius
• Pisentius
• Placidius
• Plautius
• Plinius
• Plotius
• Pollius
• Pomponius
• Pomptinus
• Pontidius
• Pontius
• Popidius
• Portius
• Postumius
• Paesentius
• Publicius
• Pupius

Q-R

• Quinctilius
• Quinctius
• Quintilius
• Quirinius
• Rabirius
• Rufius
• Rufrius
• Rusonius
• Rutilius

S

• Sabucius
• Sallustius
• Salonius
• Salvius
• Scribonius
• Secundinius
• Secundius
• Seius
• Sempronius
• Sennius
• Sentius
• Septimius
• Sepunius
• Sepurcius
• Sergius
• Servilius
• Sestius
• Sextilius
• Sextius
• Sidonius
• Silius
• Sittius
• Socellius
• Sornatius
• Spurius
• Statius
• Statilius
• Stertinius
• Suedius
• Sulpicius

T

• Tadius
• Talmudius
• Tanicius - inscriptions, including a prefect Lucius Tanicius Verus at Cadder in Britain
• Tertinius - inscriptions, Tertinius Severus of Legio VIII Augusta
• Tettidius - inscriptions
• Tettienus - inscriptions, suffect consul Galeo Tettienus Petronianus in 76
• Tettius
• Titiedius
• Titius
• Titinius
• Trebatius
• Trebellius
• Treblanus - doubtful
• Tremellius - quaestor Lucius Tremellius 143 BC, praetor Gaius Tremellius Scrofa 52 BC
• Tuccius
• Tullius

U-V

• Ulpius
• Umbrenius
• Umbrius
• Urgulanius
• Uulius
• Vagennius
• Vagionius
• Vagnius
• Valerius - an old and important gens
• Varius
• Vassenius
• Vatinius
• Vedius
• Velius
• Veranius
• Verecundius
• Vergilius (Virgil)
• Vesnius
• Vesuvius
• Vibenius
• Vibidius
• Vibius
• Victricius
• Viducius
• Vinicius
• Vipsanius
• Vipstanus
• Viridius
• Virius
• Vitellius
• Vitruvius
• Volaginius
• Volcatius
• Volumnius
• Volusenna
• Volusenus
• Volusius

See also

• Roman victory title
• List of Roman praenomina
• List of Roman cognomina
• List of Imperial Roman victory titles
• List of Roman tribes
• List of Roman female names
• Roman Republic
• Roman Empire