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List of Roman gentes

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The gens (plural gentes) was a Roman family, of Italic or Etruscan origins, consisting of all those individuals who shared the same nomen and claimed descent from a common ancestor. It was an important social and legal structure in early Roman history.

The distinguishing characteristic of a gens was the nomen gentilicium, or gentile name. Every member of a gens, whether by birth or adoption, bore this name. All nomina were based on other nouns, such as personal names, occupations, physical characteristics or behaviors, or locations. Consequently, most of them ended with the adjectival termination -ius (-ia in the feminine form).

Nomina ending in -aius, -eius, -eus, and -aeus are typical of Latin families. Faliscan gentes frequently had nomina ending in -ios, while Samnite and other Oscan-speaking peoples of southern Italy had nomina ending in -iis. Umbrian nomina typically end in -as, -anas, -enas, or -inas, while nomina ending in -arna, -erna, -ena, -enna, -ina, or -inna are characteristic of Etruscan families.

The word gens is feminine, and the name of a gens was also feminine. Marcus Valerius Corvus was a member of gens Valeria. Valerius was his nomen. His son's nomen would have been Valerius, and his daughter's Valeria. Male members of his gens were collectively called Valerii, and female members Valeriae. If a member of the gens were adopted into another family, he would assume the nomen of that gens, followed by the cognomen Valerianus.

In the following list, "I" and "J" are treated as separate letters, as are "U" and "V". The letter "K" was rare in Latin, and the few nomina occasionally spelled with this letter were usually spelled with "C". No Roman gentes began with "X", and the letters "Y" and "Z" occurred only in names borrowed from Greek. The letter "W" did not exist in Classical Latin.

A

Abronia
Abudia
Aburia
Accia
Accoleia
Acerronia
Acilia
Aconia
Actoria
Acutia
Aebutia
Aedinia
Aelia
Aemilia
Afinia
Afrania
Agoria
Albania
Albatia
Albia
Albinia
Albinovana
Albucia
Alfena
Alfia
Alfidia
Allectia
Alliena
Amafinia
Amatia
Ambrosia
Ampia
Ampudia
Ancharia
Anicia
Annaea
Anneia
Annia
Anquirinnia
Antia
Antistia
Antonia
Apisia
Aponia
Appia
Appuleia
Apronia
Apustia
Aquillia
Aquinia
Arellia
Arennia
Arminia
Arpineia
Arrecina
Arria
Arruntia
Articuleia
Artoria
Asconia
Asellia
Asinia
Ateia
Aternia
Atia
Atidia
Atilia
Atinia
Atria
Attia
Audasia
Aufeia
Aufidia
Aulia
Aurelia
Auria
Aurunculeia
Ausonia
Autronia
Avia
Aviana
Avidia
Aviena
Avilia
Axia

B

Babria
Baebia
Balonia
Balventia
Bantia
Barbatia
Barria
Bavia
Bellia
Bellicia
Belliena
Betiliena
Betua
Betutia
Blandia
Blossia
Boionia
Bruttia
Bucculeia
Burbuleia
Burriena

C

Caecia
Caecilia
Caecinia
Caedicia
Caelia
Caeparia
Caepasia
Caerellia
Caesellia
Caesennia
Caesetia
Caesia
Caesonia
Caesulena
Caetronia
Calavia
Calesterna
Calidia
Calpurnia
Calventia
Calvisia
Campatia
Cania
Canidia
Caninia
Cantia
Cantilia
Canuleia
Canutia
Carfulena
Caria
Carisia
Caristania
Carpinatia
Carrinatia
Carteia
Carvilia
Casperia
Cassia
Castricia
Castrinia
Catia
Catiena
Catilia
Ceionia
Centenia
Ceppuleia
Cervonia
Cestia
Cicereia
Cilnia
Cincia
Cispia
Classidia
Claudia
Cloelia
Cluentia
Clutoria
Cluvia
Cocceia
Coelia
Cominia
Condetia
Consentia
Consia
Considia
Coponia
Cordia
Corfidia
Cornelia
Cornificia
Coruncania
Cosconia
Cossinia
Cossutia
Cotia
Cottia
Crassicia
Cremutia
Crepereia
Critonia
Cupiennia
Curia
Curiatia
Curtia
Curtilia
Curvia
Cusinia
Cuspia

D

Dasumia
Decia
Decidia
Decimia
Dellia
Desticia
Dexsia
Didia
Digitia
Dillia
Domitia
Duccia
Duilia
Durmia
Duronia

E

Eggia
Egilia
Egnatia
Egnatuleia
Egrilia
Elvia
Ennia
Epidia
Eppia
Equitia
Erucia
Esuvia

F

Fabia
Fabricia
Fadena
Fadia
Faenia
Falcidia
Faleria
Faminia
Fannia
Farsuleia
Faucia
Favonia
Festinia
Fidiculania
Firmia
Flaminia
Flavia
Flavinia
Flavoleia
Flavonia
Floria
Floridia
Floronia
Fonteia
Foslia
Fufia
Fuficia
Fufidia
Fulcinia
Fulginatia
Fulvia
Fundania
Furia
Furnia

G

Gabinia
Galeria
Gallia
Gargonia
Gavia
Gegania
Gellia
Geminia
Genucia
Gessia
Glicia
Grania
Gratidia
Gratia

H

Hateria
Heia
Helvia
Helvidia
Herennia
Herennuleia
Herminia
Hirria
Hirtia
Hirtuleia
Horatia
Hordeonia
Hortensia
Hosidia
Hostia
Hostilia

I

Iallia
Iasdia
Iccia
Icilia
Ignia
Insteia
Istacidia
Iteia
Ituria

J

Jania
Javolena
Jucundia
Julia
Juncia
Junia
Justia
Justinia
Justuleia
Juventia

L

Laberia
Labiena
Laceria
Laecania
Laelia
Laenia
Laetilia
Laetoria
Lafrenia
Lamponia
Laronia
Lartia
Latinia
Lavinia
Lemonia
Lentidia
Lepidia
Libertia
Liburnia
Licinia
Ligaria
Livia
Livinia
Lollia
Longinia
Loreia
Lucceia
Lucia
Luciena
Lucilia
Lucretia
Luria
Luscia
Lusia
Lutatia

M

Maccia
Macrinia
Maecenatia
Maecia
Maecilia
Maelia
Maenatia
Maenia
Maevia
Magia
Mallia
Mamercia
Mamilia
Manilia
Manlia
Marcia
Maria
Martinia
Matia
Matiena
Matinia
Matrinia
Maximia
Memmia
Menenia
Menia
Mescinia
Messia
Messiena
Mestria
Metilia
Mettia
Milonia
Mimesia
Minatia
Mindia
Minia
Minicia
Minidia
Minucia
Modia
Mucia
Mummia
Munatia
Munia
Murria
Mussidia
Mustia
Mutia
Mutilia

N

Naevia
Nasennia
Nasidia
Nasidiena
Nautia
Neratia
Nerfinia
Neria
Nigidia
Ninnia
Nipia
Nonia
Norbana
Novellia
Novia
Numeria
Numicia
Numisia
Numitoria
Nummia
Numonia
Nunnuleia
Nymphidia

O

Obellia
Obultronia
Occia
Oclatia
Oclatinia
Ocratia
Octavena
Octavia
Ofania
Ofilia
Ogulnia
Ollia
Opellia
Opetreia
Opimia
Opiternia
Oppia
Oppidia
Opsia
Opsidia
Opsilia
Orania
Orbia
Orbicia
Orbilia
Orchia
Orcivia
Orfia
Orfidia
Oscia
Ostoria
Otacilia
Ovidia
Ovinia

P

Paccia
Pacidia
Pacilia
Paconia
Pactumeia
Pacuvia
Palfuria
Palpellia
Pantuleia
Papia
Papinia
Papiria
Pasidia
Pasidiena
Passiena
Patulcia
Pedania
Pedia
Peducaea
Peltrasia
Percennia
Perpernia
Persia
Pescennia
Petillia
Petreia
Petronia
Petrosidia
Pilia
Pinaria
Pinnia
Pisentia
Placidia
Plaetoria
Plaguleia
Plancia
Plaria
Plautia
Pleminia
Plinia
Poetelia
Pollia
Pompeia
Pompilia
Pomponia
Pomptina
Pontia
Pontidia
Pontilia
Pontiliena
Popillia
Popaedia
Popidia
Poppaea
Porcia
Postumia
Postumulena
Potitia
Praecilia
Praeconia
Prastinia
Precia
Priscia
Procilia
Proculeia
Propertia
Publicia
Publilia
Pupia

Q

Quartia
Quartinia
Quinctia
Quinctilia
Quintinia
Quirinia

R

Rabiria
Rabonia
Rabuleia
Racilia
Raecia
Ragonia
Rammia
Rania
Rasinia
Reginia
Remmia
Rennia
Resia
Romania
Romilia
Roscia
Rubellia
Rubrena
Rubria
Rufia
Rufinia
Rufria
Rullia
Rupilia
Rusonia
Rustia
Rusticelia
Rutilia

S

Sabellia
Sabidia
Sabinia
Sabucia
Sacratoria
Saenia
Safinia
Saliena
Sallustia
Salonia
Saltia
Saltoria
Salvia
Salvidia
Salvidiena
Salviena
Sammia
Sanquinia
Saria
Sariolena
Satellia
Satria
Satriena
Sattia
Saturia
Saufeia
Scaevia
Scaevinia
Scandilia
Scantia
Scantinia
Scaptia
Scoedia
Scribonia
Scutaria
Seccia
Secundia
Secundinia
Sedatia
Segulia
Seia
Selicia
Sellia
Sempronia
Sennia
Sentia
Seppia
Seppiena
Septicia
Septimia
Septimuleia
Septueia
Sepullia
Sepunia
Sergia
Seria
Sertoria
Servaea
Servenia
Servia
Servilia
Sestia
Severia
Sextia
Sextilia
Sibidiena
Sicinia
Silia
Silicia
Silvia
Simplicia
Simplicinia
Sinicia
Sinnia
Sittia
Socellia
Sollia
Sornatia
Sosia
Sotidia
Spedia
Spellia
Splattia
Spuria
Spurilia
Spurinnia
Staberia
Staia
Stallia
Statia
Statilia
Statinia
Statoria
Steia
Stellia
Stenia
Stertinia
Stlaccia
Strabonia
Subria
Suedia
Suellia
Suetonia
Suettia
Suilia
Sulpicia
Surdinia
Symmachi

T

Tadia
Talia
Tampia
Tanicia
Tannonia
Tanusia
Tapsennia
Taracia
Taria
Tariolena
Taronia
Tarpeia
Tarquinia
Tarquitia
Tarrutenia
Tarutia
Tarutilia
Tatia
Tattia
Tauria
Tebana
Tedius
Teia
Terentia
Terentilia
Tertia
Tertinia
Tetrinia
Tettia
Tettidia
Tettiena
Thorania
Thoria
Tiburtia
Ticinia
Tifernia
Tigellia
Tigidia
Tillia
Tineia
Titania
Titedia
Titia
Titinia
Tittia
Titucia
Titulena
Tituria
Titurnia
Tolumnia
Traia
Traula
Trausia
Travia
Trebania
Trebatia
Trebellia
Trebelliena
Trebia
Trebicia
Trebonia
Trebulana
Tremellia
Triaria
Triccia
Truttedia
Tuccia
Tudicia
Tullia
Turbonia
Turcia
Turia
Turpilia
Turrania
Turselia
Tursidia
Turullia
Tuscenia
Tuscilia
Tussania
Tussidia
Tutia
Tuticana
Tuticia
Tutilia
Tutinia
Tutoria

U

Ulpia
Umbilia
Umbonia
Umbrena
Umbria
Umbricia
Ummidia
Urbania
Urbicia
Urbinia
Urgulania
Urseia
Urvinia
Utiana
Utilia
Uttiedia

V

Valeria
Valentia
Valgia
Vallia
Vannia
Varena
Vargunteia
Varia
Varinia
Varisidia
Vatinia
Vatronia
Vecilia
Vedia
Velia
Velleia
Venafrania
Ventidia
Venuleia
Vequasia
Verania
Verecundia
Vergilia
Verginia
Verres
Verria
Vesnia
Vesonia
Vestoria
Vestricia
Vetilia
Vettia
Veturia
Vibenia
Vibia
Vibidia
Vibullia
Viciria
Victoria
Victorinia
Victricia
Viducia
Vigilia
Villia
Vinia
Vinicia
Vipsania
Vipstana
Viria
Viridia
Visellia
Vistilia
Vitellia
Vitrasia
Vitruvia
Voconia
Volcacia
Volturcia
Volumnia
Volusena
Volusenna
Volusia
Vorenia
Vulia

References

''[[Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities]]'', Second Edition, [[Harry Thurston Peck]], Editor (1897)
''[[Oxford Classical Dictionary]]'', 2nd Ed. (1970)

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