Roman cognomen
C13505
concept
A Roman cognomen is the third part of a traditional Roman male name, originally a nickname that evolved into a hereditary family branch identifier within a gens.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman cognomen canonical | 30 |
| ancient Roman cognomen | 26 |
| ancient Roman family branch | 21 |
| Latin cognomen | 6 |
| Roman agnomen | 1 |
| ancient Roman surname | 1 |
| cognomen ex virtute | 1 |
| cognomen of Roman legion | 1 |
| honorific agnomen | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Roman cognomen
Generated description
A Roman cognomen is the third part of a traditional Roman male name, originally a nickname that evolved into a hereditary family branch identifier within a gens.
Instances (86)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Ahenobarbus | — |
| Aemilii Scauri | ancient Roman family branch |
| Rufinus | ancient Roman cognomen |
| Catulus | — |
| Scipio | — |
| Claudianus | — |
| Claudii Pulchri | ancient Roman family branch |
| Domna | — |
| Metelli | ancient Roman family branch |
| Asiaticus | — |
|
Latin cognomen Maurus
surface form:
Maurus
|
Latin cognomen |
| Paulla | ancient Roman cognomen |
| Marcellinus | Roman agnomen |
| Dalmatica | — |
| Catonis | Latin cognomen |
| Julii Libones | ancient Roman family branch |
| Cornelii Balbi | ancient Roman family branch |
| Laeca | ancient Roman cognomen |
| Porcii Laecae | ancient Roman family branch |
| Junii Bruti | ancient Roman family branch |
| Licinianus | — |
| Cato | ancient Roman cognomen |
| Claudius Pulcher family branch | ancient Roman family branch |
| Poplicola | — |
| Aemilii Barbulae | ancient Roman family branch |
| Scaurus | ancient Roman cognomen |
| Barbula | ancient Roman cognomen |
| Aemilii Buca | ancient Roman family branch |
| Aemilii Regilli | ancient Roman family branch |
| Mamercinus | ancient Roman cognomen |
| Carbo | ancient Roman cognomen |
| Quintilius | — |
| Mus | — |
| Quintianus | — |
| Laevinus | — |
| Luscinus | — |