Appendix:Latin praenomina

This is a list of Roman praenomina. See.


 * Appius (Ap.) &mdash; only used by.
 * Aulus (A.) or Olus.
 * Caelus &mdash; from Etruscan Caele.
 * Decius &mdash; associated with the gens Minatia.
 * Decimus (D.) &mdash; "tenth".
 * Faustus &mdash; "lucky" an archaic praenomen revived by the dictator Sulla for his twin children. Used by his descendants ever after. Uncommon.
 * Flavius &mdash; from, imperial praenomen after the 3rd century. The name survived into the eighth century AD.
 * Gaius (C.) &mdash; often written as "Caius", because it was originally spelled that way before C and G were separated. From Etruscan Cae or Cai, meaning unknown.
 * Gnaeus (Cn.) &mdash; often written as "Cnaeus".
 * Kaeso (K.) or Caeso &mdash; "Cut from the womb". Uncommon. Only used by.
 * Lucius (L.) &mdash; common.
 * Mamercus (Mam.) &mdash; from Etruscan Mamerce. Associated with gens Aemilia Lepida.
 * Manius (M'.) &mdash; "Morning". Uncommon, "M'." often confused with "M."
 * Marcus (M.) &mdash; from Etruscan Marce, meaning unknown. There may be a connection with Mars if he turns out to be of Etruscan origin. Common.
 * Mettius &mdash; from Etruscan Metie.
 * Numerius (N.) &mdash; from Etruscan Numesie, associated with.
 * Octavius (O.) &mdash; "eighth".
 * Publius (P.) &mdash; from, common, originally Etruscan Puplie. is probably from the same Etruscan word, as Pupluna became Populonia in Latin.
 * Quintus (Q. or Qu.) &mdash; "fifth". Common.
 * Secundus &mdash; "second".
 * Septimus (Sept.) &mdash; "seventh".
 * Servius (S. or Ser.) &mdash; from ; uncommon.
 * Sextus (Sex.) &mdash; "sixth".
 * Spurius (Sp.) &mdash; from.
 * Tertius &mdash; "third".
 * Tiberius (Ti.) &mdash; from Etruscan Thefarie, probably from the River Tiber; common.
 * Titus (T.) &mdash; from Etruscan Tite, meaning unknown. The spurious Indo-European derivation,, is a superseded theory. Common.

Other, uncommon praenomina include


 * Agrippa &mdash; "Born feet first".
 * Amulius
 * Arruns &mdash; Of Etruscan origin.
 * Camillus &mdash; Only used by and  combined. Better known as a cognomen.
 * Canus
 * Cossus
 * Drusus &mdash; Only used by.
 * Gallus
 * Herius &mdash; Only used by
 * Hostus
 * Lar, Lars &mdash; Of Etruscan origin.
 * Marcellus. More commonly known as a cognomen
 * Nero &mdash; Only used by . More commonly known as a cognomen
 * Nonus &mdash; "Ninth".
 * Opiter &mdash; Associated with.
 * Oppius
 * Paulus, Paullus
 * Postumus &mdash; "Born after (his father's) death".
 * Potitus
 * Primus &mdash; "First".
 * Proculus, Proclus
 * Silvanus
 * Sisenna
 * Tullus
 * Vel &mdash; Of Etruscan origin.
 * Vibius
 * Vopiscus &mdash; At early times associated with.