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The [[Latin]] '''nomen gentilicium''' (generally simplifed as '''nomen''') was the second or '''family name''' in the [[Roman]] system of naming convension. Following the [[Praenomen]], the ''nomen'' could be followed by a [[cognomen]] and an [[agnomen]]. Originally intended to convey ones [[gens]] or patrilineal ancestry, as non-Latin stock were conformed to Roman customs and conventions, the meaning of the ''nomen gentilicium'' was lost to the flood of non-Latin derived citizens which were added to the empire via conquest or migration. The [[Roman]] '''nomen''' conforms most closely to the modern English '''last name''' despite being regularly a direct [[cognomen]]..
==Example==
Despite frequent modern reference to [[Gaius Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]], Julius represents his father's linage. Thus when he adopted his nefew as his own, [[Octavian]] (actually being his family name), Octavian changed his '''nomen gentilicium''' to [[Julius]].
==Etymology==
''Nomen'', Latin, literally translated "''Name''"<ref>Online Latin Dictionary, ''nomen''<br>https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-english-dictionary.php?parola=nomen</ref> but in light of the [[praenomen]], the [[Nomen gentilicium|nomen]] should be considered as a family name. See also [[agnomen]].
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==Example==
Despite frequent modern reference to [[Gaius Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]], Julius represents his father's linage. Thus when he adopted his nefew as his own, [[Octavian]] (actually being his family name), Octavian changed his '''nomen gentilicium''' to [[Julius]].
==Etymology==
''Nomen'', Latin, literally translated "''Name''"<ref>Online Latin Dictionary, ''nomen''<br>https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-english-dictionary.php?parola=nomen</ref> but in light of the [[praenomen]], the [[Nomen gentilicium|nomen]] should be considered as a family name. See also [[agnomen]].
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Uncategorized]]