The nomen "Octavius" is a patronymic surname, derived from the Latin praenomen "Octavius". The edict gave all the enfranchised men Caracalla's adopted praenomen and nomen&colon; "Marcus Aurelius". "Gaius", "Iulius", and "Caesar" are Caesar's praenomen, nomen, and cognomen, respectively. The binomial name consisting of "praenomen" and "nomen" eventually spread throughout Italy. And some names appear to have been used both as "praenomen", "agnomen", or non-hereditary "cognomen". Octavius is a Latin praenomen, or personal name. Sextus is an ancient Roman "praenomen" or "first name". Neither his "praenomen" nor his birthplace is known, and his gentile name has been questioned. Publius being a very common Roman praenomen. Septimus () is a Latin "praenomen", or personal name. Apart from the praenomen, the "filiation" was the oldest element of the Roman name. The same root is found in the Latin praenomen "Tiberius". Publius is a Latin "praenomen", or personal name. The Junii Silani also used the praenomen "Appius". The "praenomen" of Julia was given to her after becoming an empress.