nomen.
The family name of an Ancient Roman, designating their gens.
Meaning & usage
The family name of an Ancient Roman, designating their gens.
The birth name of a pharaoh, the fifth of the five names of the royal titulary, traditionally encircled by a cartouche and preceded by the title zꜣ-rꜥ.
A taxonomic name.
Where this word comes from
From Latin nōmen (“name”), a clipping of nōmen gentīle (“family name”). Doublet of name and noun.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.