nomen

[ noh-men ]

/ ˈnoʊ mɛn /

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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.”

Nearby words

nomarch, nomarchy, nombles, nombril, nome, nomen, nomenclator, nomenclature, nomenklatura, nomex, nominal

Origin of nomen

1885–90; < Latin nōmen name

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Examples from the Web for nomen

This latter we should judge to be an excellent illustration of the old phrase, "nomen et omen!"
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851|Various
Tin memuh vi, I am dumb, I keep silence; given in the text as the origin of the nomen gentile, Mam.
The Annals of the Cakchiquels|Daniel G. Brinton
The name of the gens (nomen), as Cornelius, Tullius, Julius.
History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD|Robert F. Pennell
Therefore as all that adjudication turns solely on the name (nomen), the punishment is called ignominy.
Cicero's Tusculan Disputations|Marcus Tullius Cicero

Seidler remarks that κληθήσεται, est nomen accipiet; κεκλήσεται, nomen geret.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for nomen

nomen

/ (ˈnəʊmɛn) /

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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