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cognomen

noun
/kɒɡˈnoʊ.mən/US

Etymology

From Latin cognōmen, from con- (“with”) + nōmen (“name; family name”).

  1. borrowed from cognōmen

Definitions

  1. A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.

    • Julius Caesar's actual name was Gaius Iulius Caesar. Gaius was his praenomen or forename, Iulius his nomen or surname, and Caesar his cognomen, denoting which part of the Iulius family he belonged to.

  2. Synonym of nickname, any epithet used similar to the Roman cognomina.

  3. Synonym of surname, a family name.

    • What's in a name? Well, to the Dragons, it would seem rather a lot, as they've tonight committed their cash to personalised products and to the man with the most famous cognomen in confectionery. I'll leave you to look that one up.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for cognomen. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA