nomen

[ noh-men ]

noun

, plural nom·i·na [nom, -, uh, -n, uh, noh, -m, uh, -].

1. (in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”

nomen

/ ˈnəʊmɛn /

noun

1. an ancient Roman's second name, designating his gens or clan See also agnomen cognomen praenomen

Word History and Origins

Origin of nomen¹

1885–90; < Latin nōmen name

Word History and Origins

Origin of nomen¹

Latin: a name

Example Sentences

Mortuorum ita cum corpore sepeliunt memoriam, vt ne nomen quidem deinceps audire sustineant.

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Sadismus nomen habet a quodem libidinoso Gallico marchione de Sade, saeculo duodevicesimo vigente.

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Haec degeneratio nomen habet a fabularum scriptore Sacher-Masoch.

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Ipsis (says Pliny, speaking of the sea-calf) in somne mugitus, unde nomen vituli.

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Ita Edicti nomen usurpabatur, dum Edictum revera pessundaretur.

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