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href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pape%C5%BEsk%C3%A9_jm%C3%A9no" title="Papežské jméno – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Papežské jméno" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papstname" title="Papstname – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Papstname" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_name" title="Papal name – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Papal name" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nombre_papal" title="Nombre papal – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Nombre papal" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nom_de_r%C3%A8gne_des_papes" title="Nom de règne des papes – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Nom de règne des papes" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nama_Paus" title="Nama Paus – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Nama Paus" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nome_pontificale" title="Nome pontificale – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Nome pontificale" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%90%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%AE%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98" title="რომის პაპის სახელი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="რომის პაპის სახელი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomen_pontificale" title="Nomen pontificale – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Nomen 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typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tafel_paepste.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Tafel_paepste.jpg/220px-Tafel_paepste.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="309" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Tafel_paepste.jpg/330px-Tafel_paepste.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Tafel_paepste.jpg/440px-Tafel_paepste.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1882" data-file-height="2643" /></a><figcaption>Popes buried in <a href="/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Basilica" title="St. Peter's Basilica">St. Peter's</a></figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>papal name</b> is a special name (<a href="/wiki/Regnal_name" title="Regnal name">regnal name</a>) which is chosen by the pope when he is elected.<sup id="cite_ref-msnbc_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-msnbc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Papal_name&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: History" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Papal_name&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: History"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the early church, popes were known by their ordinary names, such as <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Adeodatus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Adeodatus (not yet started)">Pope Adeodatus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pope_Formosus" title="Pope Formosus">Pope Formosus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pope_Hyginus" title="Pope Hyginus">Pope Hyginus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-msnbc_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-msnbc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The practice of choosing a papal name started in the sixth century. At birth, <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John II">Pope John II</a> was named after the Roman god Mercury. When he was elected pope, he chose to be called by a Christian name.<sup id="cite_ref-msnbc_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-msnbc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Papal names became customary in the 10th century. In 996, the first German pope was chosen; and he changed his name from Bruno to Gregory. He is known as <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_V" title="Pope Gregory V">Pope Gregory V</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-msnbc_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-msnbc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Every pope since the 16th century is known by a different name than the one he was given at birth.<sup id="cite_ref-list_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-list-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Frequency_of_names">Frequency of names</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Papal_name&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Frequency of names" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Papal_name&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Frequency of names"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The papal names have included John (23 times), Gregory (16), Clement (14), Innocent (13), Leo (13) and Pius (12).<sup id="cite_ref-smh_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smh-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first papal name to be repeated was <a href="/wiki/Pope_Sixtus" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Sixtus">Pope Sixtus</a>. There have been four others.<sup id="cite_ref-smh_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smh-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As with kings and emperors, a Roman numeral is added if the Pope chooses a name that another pope has used before<sup id="cite_ref-smh_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smh-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> -- for example, <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II" title="Pope John Paul II">Pope John Paul II</a> decided to be known by the same name as the pope who came before him. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="3%"> </th> <th width="7%">Name </th> <th width="3%"># </th> <th width="45%"><a href="/wiki/Pope" title="Pope">Popes</a> </th> <th width="43%">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_John" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope John">John</a> </td> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_I" title="Pope John I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John V">V</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_VI" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John VI">VI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_VII" title="Pope John VII">VII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_VIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John VIII">VIII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_IX" title="Pope John IX">IX</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John X">X</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XI" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XI">XI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XII">XII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XIII">XIII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XIV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XIV">XIV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XV" title="Pope John XV">XV</a> <b>·</b>  <font color="#ddddff">XVI</font> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XVII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XVII">XVII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XVIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XVIII">XVIII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XIX" title="Pope John XIX">XIX</a> <b>·</b>  <font color="#ddddff">XX</font> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XXI" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XXI">XXI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XXII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XXII">XXII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XXIII" title="Pope John XXIII">XXIII</a> </td> <td>* <a href="/wiki/Antipope_John_XVI" class="mw-redirect" title="Antipope John XVI">John XVI</a> = <a href="/wiki/Antipope" title="Antipope">antipope</a><br />* There was no John XX </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td>2. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Gregory">Gregory</a> </td> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_I" title="Pope Gregory I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_II" title="Pope Gregory II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_III" title="Pope Gregory III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_IV" title="Pope Gregory IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_V" title="Pope Gregory V">V</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_VI" title="Pope Gregory VI">VI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_VII" title="Pope Gregory VII">VII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_VIII" title="Pope Gregory VIII">VIII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_IX" title="Pope Gregory IX">IX</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Gregory X">X</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XI" title="Pope Gregory XI">XI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XII" title="Pope Gregory XII">XII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XIII" title="Pope Gregory XIII">XIII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XIV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Gregory XIV">XIV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Gregory XV">XV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XVI" title="Pope Gregory XVI">XVI</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Benedict">Benedict</a> </td> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Benedict I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Benedict II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Benedict III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Benedict IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_V" title="Pope Benedict V">V</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_VI" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Benedict VI">VI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_VII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Benedict VII">VII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_VIII" title="Pope Benedict VIII">VIII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_IX" title="Pope Benedict IX">IX</a> <b>·</b>  <font color="#ddddff">X</font> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XI" title="Pope Benedict XI">XI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XII" title="Pope Benedict XII">XII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XIII" title="Pope Benedict XIII">XIII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XIV" title="Pope Benedict XIV">XIV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XV" title="Pope Benedict XV">XV</a> <b>·</b>  <b><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI" title="Pope Benedict XVI">XVI</a></b> </td> <td>* <a href="/wiki/Antipope_Benedict_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Antipope Benedict X">Benedict X</a> = <a href="/wiki/Antipope" title="Antipope">antipope</a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td>4. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Clement">Clement</a> </td> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_I" title="Pope Clement I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_II" title="Pope Clement II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_V" title="Pope Clement V">V</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_VI" title="Pope Clement VI">VI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_VII" title="Pope Clement VII">VII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_VIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement VIII">VIII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_IX" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement IX">IX</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement X">X</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_XI" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement XI">XI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_XII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement XII">XII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_XIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement XIII">XIII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_XIV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement XIV">XIV</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Innocent">Innocent</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Innocent I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Innocent II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_III" title="Pope Innocent III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_IV" title="Pope Innocent IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_V" title="Pope Innocent V">V</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_VI" title="Pope Innocent VI">VI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_VII" title="Pope Innocent VII">VII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_VIII" title="Pope Innocent VIII">VIII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_IX" title="Pope Innocent IX">IX</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_X" title="Pope Innocent X">X</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_XI" title="Pope Innocent XI">XI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_XII" title="Pope Innocent XII">XII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_XIII" title="Pope Innocent XIII">XIII</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Leo">Leo</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_I" title="Pope Leo I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_II" title="Pope Leo II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_III" title="Pope Leo III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_IV" title="Pope Leo IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Leo V">V</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_VI" title="Pope Leo VI">VI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_VII" title="Pope Leo VII">VII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_VIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Leo VIII">VIII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_IX" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Leo IX">IX</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_X" title="Pope Leo X">X</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_XI" title="Pope Leo XI">XI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_XII" title="Pope Leo XII">XII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIII" title="Pope Leo XIII">XIII</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Pius">Pius</a> </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_I" title="Pope Pius I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_II" title="Pope Pius II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_III" title="Pope Pius III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_IV" title="Pope Pius IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_V" title="Pope Pius V">V</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_VI" title="Pope Pius VI">VI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_VII" title="Pope Pius VII">VII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_VIII" title="Pope Pius VIII">VIII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_IX" title="Pope Pius IX">IX</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_X" title="Pope Pius X">X</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_XI" title="Pope Pius XI">XI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_XII" title="Pope Pius XII">XII</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Stephen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Stephen (not yet started)">Stephen</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Stephen_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Stephen I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Stephen_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Stephen II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Stephen_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Stephen III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Stephen_IV" title="Pope Stephen IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Stephen_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Stephen V">V</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Stephen_VI" title="Pope Stephen VI">VI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Stephen_VII" title="Pope Stephen VII">VII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Stephen_VIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Stephen VIII">VIII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Stephen_IX" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Stephen IX">IX</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Stephen_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Stephen II">Pope Stephen II</a> died in 752 after election but before being consecrated. The next pope took the same name in 752; and he is known as either Stephen II or III.<sup id="cite_ref-list_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-list-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Boniface" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Boniface">Boniface</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Boniface_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Boniface I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Boniface_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Boniface II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Boniface_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Boniface III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Boniface_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Boniface IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Boniface_V" title="Pope Boniface V">V</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Boniface_VI" title="Pope Boniface VI">VI</a> <b>·</b>  <font color="#ddddff">VII</font> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Boniface_VIII" title="Pope Boniface VIII">VIII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Boniface_IX" title="Pope Boniface IX">IX</a> </td> <td>* <a href="/wiki/Antipope_Boniface_VII" class="mw-redirect" title="Antipope Boniface VII">Boniface VII</a> = <a href="/wiki/Antipope" title="Antipope">antipope</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td>10. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Urban">Urban</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_I" title="Pope Urban I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Urban II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Urban III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_IV" title="Pope Urban IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_V" title="Pope Urban V">V</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_VI" title="Pope Urban VI">VI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_VII" title="Pope Urban VII">VII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_VIII" title="Pope Urban VIII">VIII</a> </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td>11. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Alexander">Alexander</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_I" title="Pope Alexander I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_II" title="Pope Alexander II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_III" title="Pope Alexander III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_IV" title="Pope Alexander IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <font color="#ddddff">V</font> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VI" title="Pope Alexander VI">VI</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Alexander VII">VII</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Alexander VIII">VIII</a> </td> <td>* <a href="/wiki/Antipope_Alexander_V" title="Antipope Alexander V">Alexander V</a> = <a href="/wiki/Antipope" title="Antipope">antipope</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Adrian" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Adrian">Adrian</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Adrian_I" title="Pope Adrian I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Adrian_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Adrian II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Adrian_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Adrian III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Adrian_IV" title="Pope Adrian IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Adrian_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Adrian V">V</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Adrian_VI" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Adrian VI">VI</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Paul" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Paul">Paul</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Paul_I" title="Pope Paul I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Paul_II" title="Pope Paul II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Paul_III" title="Pope Paul III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Paul_IV" title="Pope Paul IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Paul_V" title="Pope Paul V">V</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Paul_VI" title="Pope Paul VI">VI</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Celestine" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Celestine">Celestine</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Celestine_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Celestine I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Celestine_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Celestine II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Celestine_III" title="Pope Celestine III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Celestine_IV" title="Pope Celestine IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Celestine_V" title="Pope Celestine V">V</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Nicholas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Nicholas (not yet started)">Nicholas</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Nicholas_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Nicholas I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Nicholas_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Nicholas II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Nicholas_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Nicholas III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Nicholas_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Nicholas IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Nicholas_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Nicholas V">V</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sixtus" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Sixtus">Sixtus</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_I" title="Pope Sixtus I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sixtus II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sixtus III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_IV" title="Pope Sixtus IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_V" title="Pope Sixtus V">V</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Anastasius" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Anastasius">Anastasius</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Anastasius_I" title="Pope Anastasius I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Anastasius_II" title="Pope Anastasius II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Anastasius_III" title="Pope Anastasius III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Anastasius_IV" title="Pope Anastasius IV">IV</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Eugene&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Eugene (not yet started)">Eugene</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Eugene_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Eugene I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Eugene_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Eugene II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Eugene_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Eugene III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Eugene_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Eugene IV">IV</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Honorius&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Honorius (not yet started)">Honorius</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Honorius_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Honorius I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Honorius_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Honorius II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Honorius_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Honorius III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Honorius_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Honorius IV">IV</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Sergius&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Sergius (not yet started)">Sergius</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sergius_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sergius I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Sergius_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sergius II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Sergius_III" title="Pope Sergius III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Sergius_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sergius IV">IV</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Callixtus" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Callixtus">Callixtus</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Callixtus_I" title="Pope Callixtus I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Callixtus_II" title="Pope Callixtus II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Callixtus_III" title="Pope Callixtus III">III</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Felix&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Felix (not yet started)">Felix</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Felix_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Felix I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <font color="#ddddff">II</font> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Felix_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Felix III">III</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Felix_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Felix IV">IV</a><font color="#ddddff"> <b>·</b>  V</font> </td> <td>* <a href="/wiki/Antipope_Felix_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Antipope Felix II">Felix II</a> and <a href="/wiki/Antipope_Felix_V" title="Antipope Felix V">Felix V</a> = <a href="/wiki/Antipope" title="Antipope">antipope</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Julius" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Julius">Julius</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Julius_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Julius I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Julius_II" title="Pope Julius II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Julius_III" title="Pope Julius III">III</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Lucius&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Lucius (not yet started)">Lucius</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Lucius_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Lucius I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Lucius_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Lucius II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Lucius_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Lucius III">III</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Martin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Martin (not yet started)">Martin</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Martin_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Martin I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <font color="#ddddff">II</font> <b>·</b>  <font color="#ddddff">III</font> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Martin_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Martin IV">IV</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Martin_V" title="Pope Martin V">V</a> </td> <td>*There was no Martin II or Martin III </td></tr> <tr> <td>26. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Sylvester&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Sylvester (not yet started)">Sylvester</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sylvester_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sylvester I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Sylvester_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sylvester II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Sylvester_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sylvester III">III</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Victor" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope Victor">Victor</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Victor_I" title="Pope Victor I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Victor_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Victor II">II</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Victor_III" title="Pope Victor III">III</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Adeodatus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Adeodatus (not yet started)">Adeodatus</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Adeodatus_I" title="Pope Adeodatus I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Adeodatus_II" title="Pope Adeodatus II">II</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Agapetus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Agapetus (not yet started)">Agapetus</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Agapetus_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Agapetus I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Agapetus_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Agapetus II">II</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Damasus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Damasus (not yet started)">Damasus</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Damasus_I" title="Pope Damasus I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Damasus_II" title="Pope Damasus II">II</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Gelasius&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Gelasius (not yet started)">Gelasius</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gelasius_I" title="Pope Gelasius I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gelasius_II" title="Pope Gelasius II">II</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>32. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_Paul" class="mw-disambig" title="Pope John Paul">John Paul</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_I" title="Pope John Paul I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II" title="Pope John Paul II">II</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>33. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Marcellus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Marcellus (not yet started)">Marcellus</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Marcellus_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Marcellus I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Marcellus_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Marcellus II">II</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>34. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Marinus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Marinus (not yet started)">Marinus</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Marinus_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Marinus I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Marinus_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Marinus II">II</a> </td> <td>* <a href="/wiki/Pope_Marinus_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Marinus I">Marinus I</a> is not <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Martin_II&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Martin II (not yet started)">"Martin[us] II"</a><br />* <a href="/wiki/Pope_Marinus_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Marinus II">Marinus II</a> is not <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Martin_III&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Martin III (not yet started)">"Martin[us] III"</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>35. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Paschal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Paschal (not yet started)">Paschal</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Paschal_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Paschal I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Paschal_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Paschal II">II</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>36. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Pelagius&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Pelagius (not yet started)">Pelagius</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pelagius_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Pelagius I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Pelagius_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Pelagius II">II</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>37. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Theodore&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope Theodore (not yet started)">Theodore</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Theodore_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Theodore I">I</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Pope_Theodore_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Theodore II">II</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>38. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Agatho" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Agatho">Agatho</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>39. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Anacletus" title="Pope Anacletus">Anacletus</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>40. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Anicetus" title="Pope Anicetus">Anicetus</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>41. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Anterus" title="Pope Anterus">Anterus</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>42. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Caius" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Caius">Caius</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>43. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Conon" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Conon">Conon</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>44. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Constantine" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Constantine">Constantine</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>45. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Cornelius" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Cornelius">Cornelius</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>46. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Dionysius" title="Pope Dionysius">Dionysius</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>47. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Donus" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Donus">Donus</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>48. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Eleuterus" title="Pope Eleuterus">Eleuterus</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>49. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Eusebius" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Eusebius">Eusebius</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>50. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Eutychian" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Eutychian">Eutychian</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>51. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Evaristus" title="Pope Evaristus">Evaristus</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>52. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Fabian" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Fabian">Fabian</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>53. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Formosus" title="Pope Formosus">Formosus</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>54. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Francis" title="Pope Francis">Francis</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>55. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Hilarius" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Hilarius">Hilarius</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>56. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Hormisdas" title="Pope Hormisdas">Hormisdas</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>57. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Hyginus" title="Pope Hyginus">Hyginus</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>58. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Lando" title="Pope Lando">Lando</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>59. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Liberius" title="Pope Liberius">Liberius</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>60. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Linus" title="Pope Linus">Linus</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>61. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Marcellinus" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Marcellinus">Marcellinus</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>62. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Mark" title="Pope Mark">Mark</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>63. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Miltiades" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Miltiades">Miltiades</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>64. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Peter" title="Saint Peter">Peter</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>65. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pontian" title="Pope Pontian">Pontian</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>66. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Romanus" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Romanus">Romanus</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>67. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sabinian" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sabinian">Sabinian</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>68. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Severinus" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Severinus">Severinus</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>69. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Silverius" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Silverius">Silverius</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>70. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Simplicius" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Simplicius">Simplicius</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>71. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Siricius" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Siricius">Siricius</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>72. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sisinnius" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sisinnius">Sisinnius</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>73. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Soter" title="Pope Soter">Soter</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>74. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Symmachus" title="Pope Symmachus">Symmachus</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>75. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Telesphorus" title="Pope Telesphorus">Telesphorus</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>76. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pope_Valentine" title="Pope Valentine">Valentine</a> 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href="/wiki/Pope_Paschal_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Paschal I">Paschal I</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Eugene_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Eugene II">Eugene II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Valentine" title="Pope Valentine">Valentine</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_IV" title="Pope Gregory IV">Gregory IV</a> </p> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;;;;width:10em;"><div> <p><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sergius_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sergius II">Sergius II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_IV" title="Pope Leo IV">Leo IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Benedict III">Benedict III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Nicholas_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Nicholas I">Nicholas I</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Adrian_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Adrian II">Adrian II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_VIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John VIII">John VIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Marinus_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Marinus I">Marinus I</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Adrian_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Adrian III">Adrian III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Stephen_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Stephen V">Stephen V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Formosus" title="Pope Formosus">Formosus</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Boniface_VI" title="Pope Boniface VI">Boniface VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Stephen_VI" title="Pope Stephen VI">Stephen VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Romanus" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Romanus">Romanus</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Theodore_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Theodore II">Theodore II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_IX" title="Pope John IX">John IX</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Benedict IV">Benedict IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Leo V">Leo V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sergius_III" title="Pope Sergius III">Sergius III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Anastasius_III" title="Pope Anastasius III">Anastasius III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Lando" title="Pope Lando">Lando</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John X">John X</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_VI" title="Pope Leo VI">Leo VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Stephen_VII" title="Pope Stephen VII">Stephen VII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XI" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XI">John XI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_VII" title="Pope Leo VII">Leo VII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Stephen_VIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Stephen VIII">Stephen VIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Marinus_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Marinus II">Marinus II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Agapetus_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Agapetus II">Agapetus II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XII">John XII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_V" title="Pope Benedict V">Benedict V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_VIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Leo VIII">Leo VIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XIII">John XIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_VI" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Benedict VI">Benedict VI</a> </p> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;;;;width:10em;"><div> <p><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_VII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Benedict VII">Benedict VII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XIV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XIV">John XIV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XV" title="Pope John XV">John XV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_V" title="Pope Gregory V">Gregory V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sylvester_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sylvester II">Sylvester II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XVII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XVII">John XVII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XVIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XVIII">John XVIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sergius_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sergius IV">Sergius IV</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_VIII" title="Pope Benedict VIII">Benedict VIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XIX" title="Pope John XIX">John XIX</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_IX" title="Pope Benedict IX">Benedict IX</a><sup>a</sup> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sylvester_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sylvester III">Sylvester III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_IX" title="Pope Benedict IX">Benedict IX</a><sup>a</sup> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_VI" title="Pope Gregory VI">Gregory VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_II" title="Pope Clement II">Clement II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_IX" title="Pope Benedict IX">Benedict IX</a><sup>a</sup> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Damasus_II" title="Pope Damasus II">Damasus II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_IX" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Leo IX">Leo IX</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Victor_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Victor II">Victor II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Stephen_IX" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Stephen IX">Stephen IX</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Nicholas_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Nicholas II">Nicholas II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_II" title="Pope Alexander II">Alexander II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_VII" title="Pope Gregory VII">Gregory VII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Victor_III" title="Pope Victor III">Victor III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Urban II">Urban II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Paschal_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Paschal II">Paschal II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gelasius_II" title="Pope Gelasius II">Gelasius II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Callixtus_II" title="Pope Callixtus II">Callixtus II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Honorius_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Honorius II">Honorius II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Innocent II">Innocent II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Celestine_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Celestine II">Celestine II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Lucius_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Lucius II">Lucius II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Eugene_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Eugene III">Eugene III</a> </p> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;;;;width:10em;"><div> <p><a href="/wiki/Pope_Anastasius_IV" title="Pope Anastasius IV">Anastasius IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Adrian_IV" title="Pope Adrian IV">Adrian IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_III" title="Pope Alexander III">Alexander III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Lucius_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Lucius III">Lucius III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Urban III">Urban III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_VIII" title="Pope Gregory VIII">Gregory VIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement III">Clement III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Celestine_III" title="Pope Celestine III">Celestine III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_III" title="Pope Innocent III">Innocent III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Honorius_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Honorius III">Honorius III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_IX" title="Pope Gregory IX">Gregory IX</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Celestine_IV" title="Pope Celestine IV">Celestine IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_IV" title="Pope Innocent IV">Innocent IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_IV" title="Pope Alexander IV">Alexander IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_IV" title="Pope Urban IV">Urban IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement IV">Clement IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Gregory X">Gregory X</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_V" title="Pope Innocent V">Innocent V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Adrian_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Adrian V">Adrian V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XXI" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XXI">John XXI</a><sup>b</sup> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Nicholas_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Nicholas III">Nicholas III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Martin_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Martin IV">Martin IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Honorius_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Honorius IV">Honorius IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Nicholas_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Nicholas IV">Nicholas IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Celestine_V" title="Pope Celestine V">Celestine V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Boniface_VIII" title="Pope Boniface VIII">Boniface VIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XI" title="Pope Benedict XI">Benedict XI</a><sup>b</sup> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_V" title="Pope Clement V">Clement V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XXII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XXII">John XXII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XII" title="Pope Benedict XII">Benedict XII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_VI" title="Pope Clement VI">Clement VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_VI" title="Pope Innocent VI">Innocent VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_V" title="Pope Urban V">Urban V</a> </p> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;;;;width:10em;"><div> <p><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XI" title="Pope Gregory XI">Gregory XI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_VI" title="Pope Urban VI">Urban VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Boniface_IX" title="Pope Boniface IX">Boniface IX</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_VII" title="Pope Innocent VII">Innocent VII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XII" title="Pope Gregory XII">Gregory XII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Martin_V" title="Pope Martin V">Martin V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Eugene_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Eugene IV">Eugene IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Nicholas_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Nicholas V">Nicholas V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Callixtus_III" title="Pope Callixtus III">Callixtus III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_II" title="Pope Pius II">Pius II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Paul_II" title="Pope Paul II">Paul II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_IV" title="Pope Sixtus IV">Sixtus IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_VIII" title="Pope Innocent VIII">Innocent VIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VI" title="Pope Alexander VI">Alexander VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_III" title="Pope Pius III">Pius III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Julius_II" title="Pope Julius II">Julius II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_X" title="Pope Leo X">Leo X</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Adrian_VI" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Adrian VI">Adrian VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_VII" title="Pope Clement VII">Clement VII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Paul_III" title="Pope Paul III">Paul III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Julius_III" title="Pope Julius III">Julius III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Marcellus_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Marcellus II">Marcellus II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Paul_IV" title="Pope Paul IV">Paul IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_IV" title="Pope Pius IV">Pius IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_V" title="Pope Pius V">Pius V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XIII" title="Pope Gregory XIII">Gregory XIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_V" title="Pope Sixtus V">Sixtus V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_VII" title="Pope Urban VII">Urban VII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XIV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Gregory XIV">Gregory XIV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_IX" title="Pope Innocent IX">Innocent IX</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_VIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement VIII">Clement VIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_XI" title="Pope Leo XI">Leo XI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Paul_V" title="Pope Paul V">Paul V</a> </p> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;;;;width:10em;"><div> <p><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Gregory XV">Gregory XV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_VIII" title="Pope Urban VIII">Urban VIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_X" title="Pope Innocent X">Innocent X</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Alexander VII">Alexander VII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_IX" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement IX">Clement IX</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement X">Clement X</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_XI" title="Pope Innocent XI">Innocent XI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Alexander VIII">Alexander VIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_XII" title="Pope Innocent XII">Innocent XII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_XI" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement XI">Clement XI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_XIII" title="Pope Innocent XIII">Innocent XIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XIII" title="Pope Benedict XIII">Benedict XIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_XII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement XII">Clement XII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XIV" title="Pope Benedict XIV">Benedict XIV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_XIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement XIII">Clement XIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_XIV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement XIV">Clement XIV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_VI" title="Pope Pius VI">Pius VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_VII" title="Pope Pius VII">Pius VII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_XII" title="Pope Leo XII">Leo XII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_VIII" title="Pope Pius VIII">Pius VIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XVI" title="Pope Gregory XVI">Gregory XVI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_IX" title="Pope Pius IX">Pius IX</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIII" title="Pope Leo XIII">Leo XIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_X" title="Pope Pius X">Pius X</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XV" title="Pope Benedict XV">Benedict XV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_XI" title="Pope Pius XI">Pius XI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_XII" title="Pope Pius XII">Pius XII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XXIII" title="Pope John XXIII">John XXIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Paul_VI" title="Pope Paul VI">Paul VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_I" title="Pope John Paul I">John Paul I</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II" title="Pope John Paul II">John Paul II</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI" title="Pope Benedict XVI">Benedict XVI</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Francis" title="Pope Francis">Francis</a> </p> 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names</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Anthroponymy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Anthroponymy (not yet started)">anthroponymy</a> (or the study of the proper names of human beings)</div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div id="*Personal_identity"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Personal_identity&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Personal identity (not yet started)">Personal identity</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Personal_name" title="Personal name">Personal name</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Given_name" title="Given name">Given name</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surname" class="mw-redirect" title="Surname">Surname</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrilineality&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Patrilineality (not yet started)">Patrilineal</a>/<a href="/w/index.php?title=Matriname&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Matriname (not yet started)">Matrilineal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_family_name_affixes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of family name affixes (not yet started)">Affixes</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nobiliary_particle&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nobiliary particle (not yet started)">Nobiliary particle</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By sequence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_name" class="mw-redirect" title="First name">First name</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middle_name" title="Middle name">Middle name</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surname" class="mw-redirect" title="Surname">Last name</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By trait</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diminutive" title="Diminutive">Diminutive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epithet" class="mw-redirect" title="Epithet">Epithet</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lists_of_people_by_epithet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lists of people by epithet (not yet started)">Common epithets</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eponym" title="Eponym">Eponymic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metonymy" title="Metonymy">Metonymic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mononymous_person" title="Mononymous person">Mononymic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Double-barrelled_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Double-barrelled name (not yet started)">Double-barrelled</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matronymic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Matronymic (not yet started)">Matronymic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Occupational_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Occupational name (not yet started)">Occupational name</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patronymic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Patronymic (not yet started)">Patronymic</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patronymic_surname&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Patronymic surname (not yet started)">Surname</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sobriquet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sobriquet (not yet started)">Sobriquet</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Teknonymy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Teknonymy (not yet started)">Teknonymic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Toponymy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Toponymy (not yet started)">Toponymic</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Toponymic_surname&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Toponymic surname (not yet started)">Surname</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrial_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Patrial name (not yet started)">Patrial name</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unisex_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Unisex name (not yet started)">Unisex</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By life situation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Code_name" title="Code name">Code name</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Necronym&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Necronym (not yet started)">Necronym</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Posthumous_name" title="Posthumous name">Posthumous name</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_name" title="Temple name">Temple name</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regnal_name" title="Regnal name">Regnal name</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aptronym&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aptronym (not yet started)">Aptronym</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maiden_and_married_names&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maiden and married names (not yet started)">Maiden and married names</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Placeholder_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Placeholder name (not yet started)">Placeholder name</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Notname&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Notname (not yet started)">Notname</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slave_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Slave name (not yet started)">Slave name</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pseudonym" title="Pseudonym">Pseudonyms</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_pseudonyms&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of pseudonyms (not yet started)">list</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Art_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Art name (not yet started)">Art name</a></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bug%C5%8D&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bugō (not yet started)">Bugō</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickname" title="Nickname">Nicknames</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lists_of_nicknames&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lists of nicknames (not yet started)">list</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hypocorism&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hypocorism (not yet started)">Hypocorism</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nom_de_guerre&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nom de guerre (not yet started)">Nom de guerre</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pen_name" title="Pen name">Pen name</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Heteronym_(literature)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Heteronym (literature) (not yet started)">Heteronym</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ring_name" class="mw-redirect" title="Ring name">Ring name</a></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shikona&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shikona (not yet started)">Shikona</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stage_name" title="Stage name">Stage name</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_stage_names&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of stage names (not yet started)">List</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_one-word_stage_names&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of one-word stage names (not yet started)">Mononyms</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Username" class="mw-redirect" title="Username">Username</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By culture<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surnames_by_country&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Surnames by country (not yet started)">Surnames by country</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/East_Asian_cultural_sphere" title="East Asian cultural sphere">East Asian</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ainu_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ainu name (not yet started)">Ainu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amami_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amami name (not yet started)">Amami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_name" title="Chinese name">Chinese</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Courtesy_name" title="Courtesy name">Courtesy</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=Art_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Art name (not yet started)">Art</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generation_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Generation name (not yet started)">Generation</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_name" title="Japanese name">Japanese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_name" title="Korean name">Korean</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Manchu_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Manchu name (not yet started)">Manchu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mongolian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mongolian name (not yet started)">Mongolian</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawan_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Okinawan name (not yet started)">Okinawan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naming_customs_of_Taiwanese_aborigines&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naming customs of Taiwanese aborigines (not yet started)">Taiwanese aboriginal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tibetan_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tibetan name (not yet started)">Tibetan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vietnamese_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vietnamese name (not yet started)">Vietnamese</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Muslim_world" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim world">Muslim world</a><br />and Western Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Afghan_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Afghan name (not yet started)">Afghan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arabic_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arabic name (not yet started)">Arabic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Azerbaijani_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Azerbaijani name (not yet started)">Azerbaijani</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bengali_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bengali name (not yet started)">Bengali</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mandaean_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mandaean name (not yet started)">Mandaean</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pakistani_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pakistani name (not yet started)">Pakistani</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pashtun_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pashtun name (not yet started)">Pashtun</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Persian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Persian name (not yet started)">Persian</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sindhi_names&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sindhi names (not yet started)">Sindhi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Somali_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Somali name (not yet started)">Somali</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tatar_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tatar name (not yet started)">Tatar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Turkish_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkish name (not yet started)">Turkish</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Oceania" title="Oceania">Oceania</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Aboriginal_kinship&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Australian Aboriginal kinship (not yet started)">Australian Aboriginal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fijian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fijian name (not yet started)">Fijian</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hawaiian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hawaiian name (not yet started)">Hawaiian</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=M%C4%81ori_naming_customs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Māori naming customs (not yet started)">Māori</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sub-Saharan_Africa" title="Sub-Saharan Africa">Sub-Saharan Africa</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Akan_names&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Akan names (not yet started)">Ashanti</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_naming_customs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo naming customs (not yet started)">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naming_conventions_in_Ethiopia_and_Eritrea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naming conventions in Ethiopia and Eritrea (not yet started)">Ethiopian and Eritrean</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ewe_language&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ewe language (not yet started)">Ewe</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ghanaian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ghanaian name (not yet started)">Ghanaian</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Igbo_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Igbo name (not yet started)">Igbo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoruba_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yoruba name (not yet started)">Yoruba</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zimbabwean_names&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zimbabwean names (not yet started)">Zimbabwean</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a><br />and <a href="/wiki/Australasia" title="Australasia">Australasia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Albanian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Albanian name (not yet started)">Albanian</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armenian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Armenian name (not yet started)">Armenian</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jewish_surname&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jewish surname (not yet started)">Ashkenazi Jewish</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basque_surnames&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Basque surnames (not yet started)">Basque</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Celtic_onomastics&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Celtic onomastics (not yet started)">Celtic</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cornish_surnames&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cornish surnames (not yet started)">Cornish</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irish_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Irish name (not yet started)">Irish</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Manx_surnames&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Manx surnames (not yet started)">Manx</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Gaelic_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scottish Gaelic name (not yet started)">Scottish</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Welsh_surnames&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Welsh surnames (not yet started)">Welsh</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Finnish_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Finnish name (not yet started)">Finnish</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French name (not yet started)">French</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Georgian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Georgian name (not yet started)">Georgian</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Germanic_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Germanic name (not yet started)">Germanic</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dutch_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dutch name (not yet started)">Dutch</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=English_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="English name (not yet started)">English</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naming_in_the_United_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naming in the United States (not yet started)">American</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=African-American_names&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="African-American names (not yet started)">African-American</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Canadian name (not yet started)">Canadian</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hong_Kong_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hong Kong name (not yet started)">Hongkongese</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="German name (not yet started)">German</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gothic_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gothic name (not yet started)">Gothic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icelandic_name" title="Icelandic name">Icelandic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scandinavian_family_name_etymology&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scandinavian family name etymology (not yet started)">Scandinavian</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swedish_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swedish name (not yet started)">Swedish</a></small></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Greek_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Greek name (not yet started)">Greek</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Greek_personal_names&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ancient Greek personal names (not yet started)">Ancient Greek</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=Greek_Cypriot_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Greek Cypriot name (not yet started)">Cypriot</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hungarian_names&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hungarian names (not yet started)">Hungarian</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Italian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Italian name (not yet started)">Italian</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalmyk_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kalmyk name (not yet started)">Kalmyk</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Latvian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Latvian name (not yet started)">Latvian</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lithuanian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lithuanian name (not yet started)">Lithuanian</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portuguese_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Portuguese name (not yet started)">Portuguese</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roman_naming_conventions&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roman naming conventions (not yet started)">Roman</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=Praenomen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Praenomen (not yet started)">Praenomen</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nomen_(Roman_name)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nomen (Roman name) (not yet started)">Nomen</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cognomen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cognomen (not yet started)">Cognomen</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=Agnomen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Agnomen (not yet started)">Agnomen</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Romanian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Romanian name (not yet started)">Romanian</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slavic_names&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Slavic names (not yet started)">Slavic</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bulgarian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bulgarian name (not yet started)">Bulgarian</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Croatian name (not yet started)">Croatian</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Czech_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Czech name (not yet started)">Czech</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Slavic_naming_customs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eastern Slavic naming customs (not yet started)">Eastern Slavic</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belarusian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Belarusian name (not yet started)">Belarusian</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Russian name (not yet started)">Russian</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ukrainian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ukrainian name (not yet started)">Ukrainian</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Macedonian_onomastics&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Macedonian onomastics (not yet started)">Macedonian</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Polish_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Polish name (not yet started)">Polish</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Serbian_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Serbian name (not yet started)">Serbian</a></li> <li><a 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title="Sinhalese name (not yet started)">Sinhalese</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thai_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thai name (not yet started)">Thai</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religious_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Religious name (not yet started)">By religion</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christian_name" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian name">Christian name</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_biblical_names&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of biblical names (not yet started)">Biblical name</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Papal name</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint%27s_name&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saint's name (not yet 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