nomen
[noh-men]
- (in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”
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The name of the gens (nomen), as Cornelius, Tullius, Julius.
History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 ADRobert F. Pennell
We do not agree with Bangs that pennsylvanicus is a nomen nudum for the following reasons.
Most Latin authors have three names—the prenomen, which answers to our Christian name; the nomen, or family name; and the agnomen.
How to Catalogue a LibraryHenry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
Huic cœli lilia germinant;Arrisus sponsi permanent;Ac nomen in fidelibusQuam filiorum medius.
The Saint's TragedyCharles Kingsley
Consequently, Osteocephalus Fitzinger, 1843, is a nomen nudum.
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Word Origin
Latin: a name
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