Censorinus

Name

From its grammatical form, Censorinus is presumably his cognomen, the shared surname of a branch of a Roman family (gens). The cognomen Censorinus would typically be used by those descended from, adopted by, or related by prominent marriage to someone who had held the office of censor. Censorinus's given name (praenomen) and family name (nomen) are unknown, although the Marcii Censorini were by far the most prominent family to use the cognomen. The author is sometimes distinguished as Censorinus the Grammarian (Censorinus Grammaticus).