[Steppes] Latin word for:

[xaraxene at comcast.net]

Greetings, Gentles......

My books are at home, but the word gens is what I remembered for the Ancient Latin term for the family unit similar to a clan.

Here is a link to a Wikipedia description of the clan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gens

And here is a link to the Gens Aquilla, the family unit of the Aquillas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gens_Aquillia

And here is a link to the Gens Fabia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gens_Fabia

When you have more than one gens (clan), they are called gentes. (which means "people" in modern Spanish).

The forms I see here have Gens (family name).
More info on Roman naming conventions:
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/ref/roman_naming_convention

Xene
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From: Ironwyrm <ironwyrm at housearkham.com> 

> Would anyone on this list happen to know the 
> Latin word for clan or family and how it might 
> correctly appear, such a "clan Jones" or "Jones 
> clan"? 
> 
> Ironwyrm 
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