The most common way to refer to any person was by their clan gens name.

Female roman empire names. Women were named after their fathers nomen clan name but in the feminine form and either their fathers or husbands cognomen in the feminine form. For boys Roman names in the US Top 600 for boys include Julius Titus Marcus Atticus and Felix. On the most formal occasions a person would be.

Citizen women during the early Empire typically had two names that were the feminine form of their fathers nomen and cognomen. A member of clan Julia for example would be called Julius if male Julia if female. When a womans name is found the inherited family name or names are in feminized form.

This name was borne by the scheming mother of the Roman emperor Nero who eventually had her killed. These names referred to the place a person came from. In Rome popular names include Antonia Claudia Valentina and Cecilia.

The craze for mythological baby names is another influence on the newfound popularity of Roman names. Zenobia was a Syrian queen who carved out a kingdom in the eastern part of the Roman empire. Jump to Later Byzantine Era.

This was also the name of a 3rd-century Roman saint who is venerated in Sicily. Agrippina f Ancient Roman Feminine derivative of Agrippa. For example the daughter of Publius Claudius Drusus would be Claudia Drusilla.

Not all women who gained fame in the Roman empire were related to the emperors. For example Campanus meaning man from Campania. In that system the second name the nomen gentile or clan name was used to identify individuals and as the common form of.