Roman Life - Names

first name

second name, family name, tells what gens (clan) to which a person belongs

the gens (clan) to which a person belongs to

third name, marks branch of family, typically descriptive of some ancestor

the man with a nose

the man with a head

wise

curly-haired

chickpea

bearded

additional cognomina after the third name, sometimes added after adoption, sometimes added after achievement

___ were most commonly the feminine form of their father's nomen or could be an adjective reflecting her position among sisters