Veranius

Veranius is a Roman nomen (gentile name) borne by a number of individuals in ancient Rome. The masculine form is Veranius and the feminine form is Verania. Like other Latin gentilicia, Veranius belongs to a class of -ius nomina that identify a family but do not denote a specific person. The exact origin of Veranius is uncertain; it may derive from a nickname, a place name, or an earlier cognomen that was Latinized over time.

In the historical record, several bearers of the name appear from the late Republic into the early Empire. Members bearing Veranius held various offices and roles, including magistracies and military commands, and they are attested in inscriptions across Italy and in provincial territories. The surviving evidence is fragmentary, and individual Veranii are often known only by filiations or brief references in literary and epigraphic sources.

The name is of interest to onomastics as an example of how Roman gentes spread through society and the provinces, reflecting mobility within the cursus honorum and the integration of provincial elites into Roman administration. Veranius thus illustrates broader patterns of Roman naming conventions and family-based identity in antiquity.