Urbs Aedificator Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Why thank you Nephele, that's very kind of you. As it stands my dad, and grandad, also had the exact same name as me.(I guess we weren't too imaginative about first name's, or as I'm guessing, that the first born male always gets the same first name.) Your offer is truely appreciated. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted July 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 You're welcome, Alex. I hope the name I came up with for you does both you and your father proud. You belong to the Aeternii, which is a variant of Aternii, making your family related to that of the 5th century B.C.E. consul, Aulus Aternius Varus Fontinalis. Your cognomen is Donax, meaning "reed", perhaps adopted by your branch of the Aeternii to symbolize the family's ability to bend in the "wind" of change, and not be uprooted or broken by irresistible forces of fate. Your praenomen is a rare Etruscan one -- Lar -- a name generally given to a first-born son and, as an honorary appellation in Etruscan, meaning the equivalent of "lord" in English. Your full Roman name is: Lar Aeternius Donax redlanexa jrodtena -dej +ius -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbs Aedificator Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Thank you Nephele. I am truely impressed. I will use this name with honor! Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiman305 Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 skiman305, you belong to the Maecilia gens, which gave birth to the noble Sp. Maecilius who served four terms as a Tribune of the Plebs in the 5th century B.C.E. Another noble ancestor of your gens was T. Maecilius Croto, a Lieutenant Legate who was entrusted by Ap. Claudius to receive the soldiers who survived Cannae and lead them to Sicily (Liv. 23.31.6). Your cognomen is Trachalus, which may be derived from the name of the ancient town of Trachas (located southeast of Rome near the Pomptine Marshes), suggesting that your family's branch of the Maecilii may have come from that town. Your praenomen is Publius, abbreviated as "P." and your full Roman name is: P. Maecilius Trachalus whialimcekrtplshaca -whk +uus Welcome to UNRV! -- Nephele Ah, very cool, thanks so much. With all this mixing and matching of random letters into names, I bet you'd be killer at Boggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Boy Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 okay then, newbie here. ptustesitrar, male, 35, married with two kids but no more because I've just had the 'snip'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Paulinus Maximus Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 okay then, newbie here. ptustesitrar, male, 35, married with two kids but no more because I've just had the 'snip'! "Ouch!!" Are you walking like John Wayne at the moment?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted July 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Monkey Boy, well, thanks for that information! In fact, you've inspired me: You belong to the Testii. Your cognomen of Aper (meaning "boar") indicates that your ancestors (and perhaps you, too) were associated with Rome's Legio XX (20th Legion) which proudly carried the emblem of the wild boar. Your praenomen is Titus, abbreviated as "T." Your full Roman name is: T. Testius Aper ptustesitrar -r +e Welcome to UNRV! -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Paulinus Maximus Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Monkey Boy, well, thanks for that information! In fact, you've inspired me: You belong to the Testii. Hehe excellent work Nephele, how very fitting. Trust you to kick a man when he's down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted July 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Monkey Boy, well, thanks for that information! In fact, you've inspired me: You belong to the Testii. Hehe excellent work Nephele, how very fitting. Trust you to kick a man when he's down Yah, that's me! As you can see, Monkey Boy, there's a lot of good-natured teasing here. If you prefer, I can blanagram you a different name. Welcome again, and see you around the board! -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malducato1 Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 This is some pretty cool stuff. Nephele want to give my name a shot. rrfrpcaieafealteelceaf I am a male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted July 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 malducato1, you belong to the same gens as did Crepereius Gallus, who served Agrippina, the mother of the Emperor Nero, and who was sadly killed during Nero's attempt to murder his own mother in a boating "accident". (As related by the historian Tacitus in his Annals, 14.1). Your cognomen of Falacer indicates that your branch of the Crepereii regarded the obscure god Falacer as your patron deity. Your praenomen is the rare Faustus, abbreviated as "Faust." Your full Roman name is: Faust. Crepereius Falacer rrfrpcaieafealteelceaf -aefl +usus Welcome to UNRV! -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergalus Carolanii Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I don't have a prob giving out my name so it is Fergal Carolan. male, and i don't have any middle name. good look my name's 100% Irish, should be interesting to see a roman version! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Fergalus Carolanii, you share the same gens with the Roman historian Granius Licinianus. Your cognomen is "Falco", meaning "falcon", describing you as possessing the qualities of a bird of prey. In fact, "Falco" is the name by which you are best known by those who served with you in the Roman legions. Your praenomen of Lucius is abbreviated as "L." Your full Roman name is: L. Granius Falco Fergal Carolan -era +ius Welcome to UNRV! -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergalus Carolanii Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Many thanks! it's so cool i might just put it as my username! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Salve, Lady N. Let my try a blanagram for you, pleeease. You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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