Roman Life - Names

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first name
praenomen
second name, family name, tells what gens (clan) to which a person belongs
nomen
the gens (clan) to which a person belongs to
nomen gentile
third name, marks branch of family, typically descriptive of some ancestor
cognomen
the man with a nose
Naso
the man with a head
Capito
wise
Cato
curly-haired
Cincinnatus
chickpea
Cicero
bearded
Barbatus
additional cognomina after the third name, sometimes added after adoption, sometimes added after achievement
agnomen
___ were most commonly the feminine form of their father's nomen or could be an adjective reflecting her position among sisters
women's names
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