Was a common Roman feminine family.

Roman female names ancient. Choosing an uncommon baby name for your little girl helps her feel more unique and might even start a new naming trend. Widely used with usage of 0058 for Antonia and variants as girls names in 2018 higher than 005 the year before. More often than not these last names Congnomen were descriptive referring to a character trait or physical descriptor of a person.

Aurelia Cotta who lived from 120 to 54 BC was the mother of Julius Caesar. This ancient Romans female name means cautious 21PSYCHE. By the end of the Republic we find no female praenomina in use.

Like a lot of languages around the globe congnomina last names may have fallen into a few categories. Many ancient Roman names have been lost over time but these stand-outs deserve a comeback. Feminine form of Roman Latin Quintinus meaning fifth 23QUIRINA.

In Roman mythology this is part of the name of the wife of Faustulus Acca Larentia who saved the infants Romulus and Remus from drowning in the Tiber river. These names were used centuries ago in Ancient Rome but feel appropriate for babies born in America today. 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.

This name was borne by the scheming mother of the Roman emperor Nero who eventually had her killed. Augustina - Exalted. A slave who was manumitted or freed might keep his or her slave name and adopt his or her former owners name as Apraenomen and Nomen As an example one historian says that a man named Publius Larcius freed a male slave named Nicia who was then called Publius Larcius Nicia Examples of Ancient Roman Names.

Roman Last Names Origin and Meanings. Men received three names. However in the middle of the Republic recorded womens names start omitting any praenomen.