Some examples of nomina are listed in the following table.
| Nomen | Example |
| Aelius | emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus (Hadrian) |
| Aemilius | general Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus |
| Antonius | general Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony) |
| Claudius | emperor Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus (Claudius) |
| Cornelius | general Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major |
| Galerius | emperor Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus (Galerius) |
| Fabius | dictator Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus |
| Flavius | emperor Titus Flavius Vespasianus (Vespasian) |
| Julius | dictator Gaius Julius Caesar |
| Livius | tribune Marcus Livius Drusus |
| Ulpius | emperor Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus (Trajan) |
| Valerius | poet Gaius Valerius Flaccus |
| Vergilius | poet Publius Vergilius Maro (Vergil) |