Why did you choose your RAT-name ???

[Aetius Helvius Merula]

Just found a Libitina on another message board I use. How dare she :evil:

Ooooo, slow burn

As for my Roman name....

Praenomen: Aetius= eagle. Being the firstborn, a father might have had hopes for me, and named me accordingly.

Nomen: Helvius=My understanding of Latin is rudimentary, but I understand this to mean the area of Switzerland/Bavaria, which is where many of my ancestors hail from. So, it's not unreasonable that a newly minted citizen would have his area of origin given as a nomen.

Cognomen: Merula= blackbird. I was always the odd one of the family, and from what I understand of Roman society, they wouldn't be too shy about expressing that.