Roman Gentes
This is a list of the names of Roman Gentes, or families. This is not a complete list by any means, but includes the more common names which are recorded in surviving literature and inscriptions. The names are listed in their feminine form, in accordance with Roman convention. The masculine form is created by changing the ending letter "a" to "us" in most cases.
A Gens name, or nomen, can form the basis for a number of different names, which can be the names of persons, places, or things. For example, the name of the Gens Antonia can form the names Antonia, Antonius, Antoninus, Antonina, Antoninia, Antoninianus, or Antoniniana. Several Greek cities in Asia Minor added the name Antoniniana to their official names in honor of the Emperor Antoninus Pius. The name antoninianus is used by modern scholars for a type of silver coin that was in common use in the later tenth and early eleventh centuries AUC.
All of the names listed here are available to citizens of the Antonine Imperium in creating a new name, including any name listed as a Gens registration. No one has to join a Gens in order to use a Gens name.
Aburia
Accia
Acilia
Accoleia
Aelia
Aemilia
Afrania
Agoria
Agrippa
Albia
Albina
Albinovina
Albucia
Alfena
Allia
Alliena
Alphia
Amafinia
Amelia
Ameria
Ampelia
Ampia
Anicia
Annaea
Annia
Antestia
Antia
Antistia
Antonia
Apuleia
Apronia
Apustia
Aquillia
Argentaria
Aristia
Arria
Arruntania
Arruntia
Arusiana
Asconia
Asinia
Ateia
Atilia
Attia
Aufidia
Augurinia
Aurelia
Ausonia
Autronia
Avidia
Avillia
Baebia
Barbia
Bassaea
Blossia
Bruttia
Bruttidia
Bucia
Caecilia
Caecina
Caedicia
Caelia
Caepia
Caerellia
Caesellia
Caesennia
Caesia
Calidia
Calpurnia
Calvisia
Cania
Canidia
Caninia
Canuleia
Carisia
Carsidia
Carvilia
Cassia
Catia
Catilia
Cestia
Cetia
Cervidia
Cincia
Cippia
Claudia
Cloatia
Clodia
Cloulia
Cluvia
Cnoria
Ceolia
Cocceia
Considia
Coponia
Cornelia
Cornificia
Coruncania
Cosconia
Cossutia
Cremutia
Crepusia
Critonia
Curia
Curiatia
Curtia
Decia
Decidia
Dellia
Didia
Domitia
Donata
Duilia
Durmia
Egnatia
Elogia
Ennia
Eppia
Erucia
Eugenia
Fabia
Fabricia
Fabrinia
Faenia
Fannia
Farsuleia
Favonia
Flaminia
Flavia
Fonteia
Fufia
Fulvia
Fundania
Furia
Gabinia
Galeria
Gargilia
Gargonia
Gavia
Gellia
Genucia
Gessia
Glitia
Grattia
Hateria
Helvia
Helvidia
Herennia
Hermogeniana
Hirtia
Horatia
Hortensia
Hosidia
Hostilia
Icilia
Iteia
Itilia
Iulia
Iunia
Iuventia
Laberia
Labiena
Laelia
Lamia
Lappia
Larcia
Lentula
Licinia
Livia
Livincia
Lollia
Lucceia
Lucilia
Lucretia
Luria
Lutatia
Maccia
Maelia
Maenia
Maecena
Maiania
Malleola
Mamilia
Manilia
Manlia
Marcella
Marcellina
Marcia
Marciana
Maria
Martia
Masuria
Matia
Matiena
Memmia
Manenia
Mescinia
Messia
Mettia
Minucia
Mucia
Munnia
Munatia
Murena
Musonia
Mussidia
Naevia
Nautia
Neratia
Neria
Nigidia
Nonia
Norbana
Numitoria
Numonia
Nymphidia
Occatinia
Octavia
Ofonia
Oguinia
Opeimia
Opellia
Opimia
Oppia
Optatiana
Orba
Orbilia
Ostoria
Otacilia
Ovidia
Ovinia
Pacuvia
Palfuria
Papiria
Papia
Pedania
Pedia
Perperna
Pescennia
Petillia
Petreia
Petronia
Piavonia
Planca
Plaetoria
Plautia
Pleminia
Plinia
Plotia
Poetelia
Poblica
Pompeia
Pompilia
Pomponia
Pompusia
Pontia
Popillia
Poppaea The Gens Poppaea was registered by the Antonine Imperium on March 16, 2757 AUC (2004 ce)
Poppaedia
Porcia
Postumia
Procilia
Propertia
Publilia
Pupia
Quinctilia
Quinctia
Rabiria
Remulia
Renia
Roscia
Rubella
Rubria
Rupilia
Rustia
Rutilia
Saenia
Sallustia
Salvia
Sanquinia
Satriena
Saufeia
Scribonia
Seia
Sempronia
Sentia
Septimia
Sepulia
Serenia
Sergia
Sertoria
Servillia
Sestia
Sevia
Sextia
Sicinia
Silania
Silia
Sittia
Sosia
Spurillia
Staia
Statilia
Statia
Suetonia
Sulpicia
Tanusia
Taria
Tarquinia
Tarquitia
Taruttiena
Tatia
Terentia
Thoria
Tibulla
Tigidia
Titia
Titinia
Tituria
Torquata
Trebania
Trebatia
Trebonia
Tremelia
Tullia
Turpilia
Turrania
Ulpia
Vagellia
Valeria
Valgia
Varia
Vargunteia
Vallia
Vatinia
Vedia
Vegetia
Velia
Velleia
Vennonia
Ventidia
Verania
Vergilia
Verria
Vestricia
Vettia
Veturia
Vibia
Viconia
Villia
Vinicia
Vinia
Vipsania
Vipstania
Vitellia
Vitruvia
Volcacia
Voltacilia
Volteia
Votiena
Volumnia
Volusia
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