Caninia gens

The gens Caninia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome during the later Republic.

[1] The nomen Caninius may be connected with the Latin adjective canus or kanus, meaning "white" or "grey", perhaps referring to the color of a person's hair.

[2] The principal names of the Caninii were Gaius, Lucius, and Marcus, which were also the three most common praenomina throughout Roman history.

[3] The chief families of the Caninii bore the cognomina Gallus and Rebilus.

The surname Satrius is also found, and there was a Caninius Sallustius, who was adopted by some member of this gens.