Explore the sound and structure of names once used across ancient Etruria.
What we know about Etruscan naming mostly comes from studying inscriptions. This means our knowledge is limited. It’s also skewed toward aristocrats rather than commoners.
Etruscan naming practices also appear to have evolved over time and varied by geographic location, so it would be worth doing more targeted research if you’re writing about a particular period or place.
We know people had a personal name or praenomen. People also seem to have used identifiers based on kinship, with evidence of patronymic names (based on the name of a father) and some matronymic names (based on the name of a mother).
There were also gentilicia—names that related to families/clans.
Here are examples inspired by historically attested Etruscan naming conventions, including praenomen–family combinations and patronymic forms:
Larth Velcha
Thana Arnthna
Aule Meteli
Ramtha Larisal
Velthur Spurinna
Tanaquil Cusu
Arnth Clensi
Hastiia Seiante
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