This is a list of Roman praenomina. See Roman naming convention.
- Appius (Ap.) — only used by gens Claudia.
- Aulus (A.) or Olus — from aula ("palace").
- Decius — associated with gens Minatia .
- Decimus (D.) — "tenth".
- Flavius — from flavus ("golden"), imperial praenomen after the 3rd century AD.
- Gaius (C.) — often written as Caius, because it was originally spelled that way before C and G were separated
- Gnaeus (Cn.) — often written as Cnaeus , similar to Gaius/Caius situation.
- Kaeso (K.) or Caeso — uncommon.
- Lucius (L.) — from lux ("light"), common.
- Mamercus (Mam.)
- Manius (M'.) — uncommon, "M'." often confused with "M."
- Marcus (M.) — from Mars, common.
- Numerius (N.) — associated with gens Fabia.
- Publius (P.) — from publius ("public"), common.
- Quintus (Q. or Qu.) — "fifth", common.
- Secundus — "second".
- Septimus (Sept.) — "seventh".
- Servius (S. or Ser.) — from servo ("to preserve"), uncommon.
- Sextus (Sex.) — "sixth".
- Spurius (Sp.) — from spurius ("of illegitimate birth").
- Tertius — "third".
- Tiberius (Ti.) — from the river, common.
- Titus (T.) — possibly from titulus ("title of honor"), common.
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