frankq 0 Report post 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? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FLavius Valerius Constantinus 1 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ursus 6 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankq 0 Report post Posted October 10, 2005 Good link. So what would be the feminine form of Flaccus? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cyrus 0 Report post Posted October 10, 2005 I believe it's Flacca ( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sullafelix 0 Report post Posted October 10, 2005 I believe it's Flacca ( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites