About roman names
Full tria nomina arrive assembled, as in "Publius Balventius Tetricus" and "Septimus Dexsius Leontius", while women's results like "Tullia Herena" follow the two-part feminine convention. The cognomen is where personality lives, often a physical joke or family boast. Use complete forms for senators and inscriptions, then have friends address each other by cognomen alone.
How roman names are built
This set uses two patterns. The male pattern is three name slots in a row, from banks of 62, 835 and 1842 entries (Titus Maccius Posidonius, Tiberius Hosidius Honoratianus). The female pattern is two slots, from banks of 835 and 1814 entries (Cantia Eustochia, Fulcinia Tigris).
Titus Maccius Posidonius
Titus + Maccius + Posidonius
three male name slots
Cantia Eustochia
Cantia + Eustochia
two female name slots
Tiberius Hosidius Honoratianus
Tiberius + Hosidius + Honoratianus
three male name slots
Naming notes
The three-part male pattern is the structural signature of this set; no other generator in the batch uses three given-name slots. The first male slot draws from a small bank of 62, the second holds 835 and the third holds 1842, so the first slot repeats far sooner than the others. The female pattern draws two slots of 835 and 1814. This is a Republic and Empire label set, roughly the 3rd century BCE to the 5th century CE.
Questions about roman names
- Why do the male names have three parts?
- The male pattern is built from three separate name slots, drawing from banks of 62, 835 and 1842 entries, so a male result reads as three names like Titus Maccius Posidonius.
- Why do the female names have only two parts?
- The female pattern uses two slots, from banks of 835 and 1814 entries, producing two-part names such as Cantia Eustochia.
- What era does this set label?
- It is tagged to the Roman Republic and Empire, roughly the 3rd century BCE through the 5th century CE.