cognomen
a surname.
any name, especially a nickname.
the third and commonly the last name of a citizen of ancient Rome, indicating the person's house or family, as “Caesar” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”: Compare agnomen (def. 1).
Origin of cognomen
1Other words from cognomen
- cog·nom·i·nal [kog-nom-uh-nuhl, -noh-muh-], /kɒgˈnɒm ə nəl, -ˈnoʊ mə-/, adjective
- cog·nom·i·nal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby cognomen
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How to use cognomen in a sentence
The question has frequently been asked who was intended by the cognomen Saint Gris?
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanThe survivor was named "Hoyle" (a cognomen for our old friend Hurley) and his doings gave us a new fund of entertainment.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonBy adopting the cognomen of Habrodiaitos, or high-liver, he brought upon himself the nickname of Rhabdodiaitos, or brush-man.
History of Ancient Art | Franz von ReberHe has been called a Sphinx, and well deserves the cognomen, for no man shows less upon his face the emotions of his heart.
Miss Caprice | St. George RathborneHe writes under a slightly more suitable cognomen, but I have been unable, in our brief acquaintance, to drag it from him.
Mavis of Green Hill | Faith Baldwin
British Dictionary definitions for cognomen
/ (kɒɡˈnəʊmɛn) /
Origin of cognomen
1Derived forms of cognomen
- cognominal (kɒɡˈnɒmɪnəl, -ˈnəʊ-), adjective
- cognominally, adverb
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