Nomen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnəʊmən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nomen is a noun meaning A taxonomic name.
Meaning
A taxonomic name.
More Meanings
- (historical) The family name of an Ancient Roman, designating their gens.
- (historical) 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.
Example Sentences
The following is a list of the prenomens and nomens of Egyptian kings which are of common occurrence, with transliterations into Roman letters.
Greeks and other provincials who gained Roman citizenship kept their Greek names as cognomens, to which they added Roman nomens and praenomens—usually those of the ones to whom they owed their citizenship.
The adytum is unsculptured, but two monoliths within it bear the name of Physcon and Cleopatra; and in the front chamber of the naos is that of the Ethiopian king “Ashar (Atar)-Amun*, the everliving,” who in some of his nomens is called “the beloved of Isis.”
The Romans evolved a quite different system of nomenclature, which in its classical form consisted of three names, the praenomen (e.g. Marcus), nomen (e.g. Tullius), and cognomen (e.g. Cicero), and two other designations (the name of the father and of the tribe): […]
Word Forms
- nomina
- nomens
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cognomen, surname, agnomen, congomen, name, romans.
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