agnomen
[ag-noh-muh n]
- an additional, fourth name given to a person by the ancient Romans in allusion to some achievement or other circumstance, as “Africanus” in “Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus.”Compare cognomen(def 3).
- a nickname.
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Origin of agnomen
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Historical Examples
I was a little anxious to know whether her ladyship would honour me with an agnomen.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
Most Latin authors have three names—the prenomen, which answers to our Christian name; the nomen, or family name; and the agnomen.
How to Catalogue a LibraryHenry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
Latin authors to be registered under their nomens, except in those cases where the agnomen has been popularly adopted.
How to Catalogue a LibraryHenry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
To counteract the confusion that would inevitably arise, an agnomen or "tee-name" is usually appended.
Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of ScotlandDaniel Turner Holmes
Sometimes there was also a fourth name, called the agnomen, added from some illustrious action, or remarkable event.
Roman Antiquities, and Ancient MythologyCharles K. Dillaway
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Word Origin
C18: from Late Latin, from ad- in addition to + nōmen name
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