nomen

[noh-men]

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noun, plural nom·i·na [nom-uh-nuh, noh-muh-] /ˈnɒm ə nə, ˈnoʊ mə-/.

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

Origin of nomen

1885–90; < Latin nōmen name

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Related Words for nomen

term, brand, style, label, flag, signature, sign, nickname, moniker, description, classification, surname, head, tag, rubric, cognomen, agnomen, pseudonym, appellation, handle

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Historical Examples of nomen

The name of the gens (nomen), as Cornelius, Tullius, Julius.
History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD
Robert F. Pennell
We do not agree with Bangs that pennsylvanicus is a nomen nudum for the following reasons.
Comments on the Taxonomy and Geographic Distribution of Some North American Rodents
E. Raymond Hall
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 Library
Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
Huic cœli lilia germinant;Arrisus sponsi permanent;Ac nomen in fidelibusQuam filiorum medius.
The Saint's Tragedy
Charles Kingsley
Consequently, Osteocephalus Fitzinger, 1843, is a nomen nudum.
A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus
Linda Trueb

British Dictionary definitions for nomen

nomen

noun plural nomina (ˈnɒmɪnə)

an ancient Roman's second name, designating his gens or clanSee also agnomen, cognomen, praenomen

Word Origin for nomen

Latin: a name

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