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There is a notable paucity of Ancient Roman names, because the Romans went with a set of 18 common given names. Also, the cognomina were rather restricted. Many names we recognise as Latin are in fact derived from the Roman family names (nomen gentile).

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There is a good article in the Wikipedia here

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_naming_conventions

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When you can read German, you may also be interested in this series of articles

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http://www.beliebte-vornamen.de/6054-altes-rom.htm (follow the link at the bottom to get the next article in this series)

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--elbowin