nomen

1. (historical) The family name of an Ancient Roman, designating their gens.
2. (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.
3. A taxonomic name.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnəʊmən/

Etymology

From Latin nōmen (“name”), a clipping of nōmen gentīle (“family name”). Doublet of name and noun.

Translations

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