Saliena gens
The gens Saliena or Salliena, also written Salena, Sallena, Sallenia, and Sallienia, was a minor plebeian family at ancient Rome. Few members of this gens are mentioned in history, but a number are known from inscriptions. Origin. The nomen "Salienus" belongs to a class of gentilicia formed using the suffix "-enus", typically from other gentile names, or occasionally from places. The root of the name is not apparent, but it could be an orthographic variation of "Salvienus", from the Oscan praenomen "Salvius". Most of the Salieni known from inscriptions seem to have come from Umbria, Sabinum, Samnium, or  Campania, suggesting that they were indeed of Oscan or Umbrian descent. Praenomina. The main praenomina of the Salieni were "Titus" and "Quintus". Several other names received occasional use, including "Aulus", "Lucius", and "Publius". All were among the most common names throughout Roman history. Branches and cognomina. The Salieni used a variety of cognomina, most of which appear to have been personal surnames. The majority belong to common types of cognomen, derived from an individual's personal characteristics. "Clemens" refers to someone with a mild temperament, while "Fortunatus" is "fortunate", "Pudens" "modest", "Pulcher" "beautiful", "Sedatus" "calm". "Fuscianus" is a derivative of  Fuscus, "dark", while "Rufus" would originally have been given to someone with red hair. Other traditional Roman surnames used by members of this family include "Gallus", referring to a cockerel, or one of the Gauls, and "Musca", referring to a fly, or by extension, someone nosy.