Naming in Ancient Rome

You will need your booklet.
Today you will discover what your English name would be in Ancient Rome.
We are trying to figure out a boy's and girls' version, using the rules you are learning.

Please copy the next slide on a NEW page in your booklet.
Take notes on the naming rules.

How would

you say

your name
in Latin?

Copy in
booklet

PUER = boy

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Boys names often end
in US

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Boys had 3 names.

PUELLA = girl

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Girls names often
end in A

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Girls only had 1
name.

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If there was more
than one girl in a
family they got
numbered.

Match

Match the slides with the right one

• How many names did boys have?

• Boy's name end in

• How many names did girl have?

• Girl's names end in

• Girls got numbered, because

3

us

1

a

they all had the same first name

• 3

• us

• 1

• a

• they all had the same first name

Read over the next slide.
Try to figure out what it says.

Salve!
Mihi nomen est your first name.

Quid est nomen tibi?

Salve! Mihi nomen est your first name.
Vale!

Vale!

Match

Match the following

• Salve

• Quid est nomen tibi?

• Mihi nomen est...

• Vale

Hello

What is your name?

My name is....

Bye

• Hello

• What is your name?

• My name is....

• Bye

Read over the next slide.
Can you find a pattern, a rule how boys and girls got their name in Ancient Rome?

Dad' s name: MARCUS TULLIUS CICERUS
first name last name clan name (“ like a team, a hobby you like to do”)

Son's name: Antonius Tullius Cicerus
Second Son: Maximus Tullius Cicerus.

Only daughter: Tullia (Prima) (First)
Second daughter: Tullia Secunda (Second)
Third daughter: Tullia Tertia (Third)

How did the Romans name their children? - Can you find a rule:

Open Ended

Dad's name:

MARCUS TULLIUS CICERUS
first name last name clan name (“ like a team, a hobby you like to do”)

His son's name: Antonius Tullius Cicerus
Second Son: Maximus Tullius Cicerus

Explain how do you think the sons got their names.

Dad's name:

MARCUS TULLIUS CICERUS
first name last name clan name (“ like a team, a hobby you like to do”)

His son's name: Antonius Tullius Cicerus
Second Son: Maximus Tullius Cicerus

ANSWER:

Boys have 3 names.
They get a NEW first name (just like we do in the USA).
They keep the last name and clan name from their dad (just like we do in the USA keeping the last name).
Examples of a clan name: a team, a hobby, just add -us.

Copy the next slide - yes, everything!!!

Dad's name:

MARCUS TULLIUS CICERUS
first name last name clan name (“ like a team, a hobby you like to do”)

His son's name: Antonius Tullius Cicerus
Second Son: Maximus Tullius Cicerus

ANSWER for naming boys:

Boys have 3 names.
They get a NEW first name (just like we do in the USA).
They keep the last name and clan name from their dad (just like we do in the USA keeping the last name).
Examples of a clan name: a team, a hobby, just add -us.

Open Ended

Dad's name:

MARCUS TULLIUS CICERUS
first name last name clan name (“ like a team, a hobby you like to do”)

His first daughter's name: Tullia Prima (First)
His second daughter: Tullia Secunda (Second)

His third daughter: Tullia Tertia (Third)

Explain how do you think the daughters got their names.

Dad's name:

MARCUS TULLIUS CICERUS
first name last name clan name (“ like a team, a hobby you like to do”)

Only daughter: Tullia (Prima) (First)
Second daughter: Tullia Secunda (Second)
Third daughter: Tullia Tertia (Third)

ANSWER:
Girls first name is their dad's last name. Change the -us to an -a.
They got numbers in the order the girls were born.
They needed to be numbered in order to be told apart, since they all have the same first name (their dad's last name ending in -a).
1: prima, 2: secunda, 2: tertia, 4: quartia

Copy the next slide - yes, everything!!!

Dad's name:

MARCUS TULLIUS CICERUS

Only daughter: Tullia (Prima) (First)
Second daughter: Tullia Secunda (Second)
Third daughter: Tullia Tertia (Third)

ANSWER:
Girls first name is their dad's last name. Change the -us to an -a.
They got numbers in the order the girls were born.
They needed to be numbered in order to be told apart, since they all have the same first name (their dad's last name ending in -a).
1: prima, 2: secunda, 3: tertia, 4: quartia

Dad's name:

MARCUS TULLIUS CICERUS
first name last name clan name (“ like a team, a hobby you like to do”)

Daughter:

ANSWER:

Boys have 3 names.
They get a NEW first name (just like we do in the USA).
They keep the last name and clan name from their dad (just like we do in the USA keeping the last name).
Examples of a clan name: a team, a hobby, just add -us.

puer - boys:

⬜
kept last
name and clan name from dad
Clan name: a hobby, a team (add us)

add a new first
name (like we do
today).

puella - girl

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Girls got their dad’s last
name, changed into a girls
name (replace the – us into
– a ending).

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If there were more girls,
they got numbered:

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First born girl: Prima

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2nd Secunda

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3rd Tertia

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4th Quartia

NOW YOU

IN YOUR BOOKLET on a NEW PAGE!
1) Write your first and last name.
Write: boy
next line write : girl

Invent your girls name:

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Puella- Girl (feminine)

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Add an - a to your last name

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If there are more than one girl in your
family, add the “number” you are:

1.
Prima

2.
Secunda

3.
Tertia

4.
Quartia

Coldsmitha Prima

Invent your boys name:

Puer - Boy (masculine)

1)
Your first name + us

2)
your last name + us

3)
any name/group (clan) you belong to + us

Cornelius Coldsmithus Germanius

DONE?
Show me your notes and your new invented Ancient Roman names.