cognomen

cog·no·men

C0461900 (kŏg-nō′mən)n. pl. cog·no·mens or cog·nom·i·na (-nŏm′ə-nə) 1. a. A family name; a surname.b. The third and usually last name of a citizen of ancient Rome, as Caesar in Gaius Julius Caesar.2. A name, especially a descriptive nickname or epithet acquired through usage over a period of time.

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[Latin cognōmen : co-, con-, co- (influenced by cognōscere, to know) + nōmen, name; see nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots.]

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cog·nom′i·nal (-nŏm′ə-nəl) adj.

cognomen

(kɒɡˈnəʊmɛn) n, pl -nomens or -nomina (-ˈnɒmɪnə; -ˈnəʊ-) (Historical Terms) (originally) an ancient Roman's third name or nickname, which later became his family name. See also agnomen, nomen, praenomen[C19: from Latin: additional name, from co- together + nōmen name; influenced in form by cognōscere to learn] cognominal adj cogˈnominally adv

cog•no•men

(kɒgˈnoʊ mən)

n., pl. -no•mens, -nom•i•na (-ˈnɒm ə nə) 1. any name, esp. a nickname or epithet. 2. 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). 3. a surname. [1800–10; < Latin, =co- co- + nōmen name] cog•nom′i•nal (-ˈnɒm ə nəl, -ˈnoʊ mə-) adj.

cognomen

1. Ancient Rome. the third and usually last name in Roman personal names, as Caesar of Gaius Julius Caesar.
2. a surname or family name.
3. a nickname. — cognominal. adj.See also: Names

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cognomen - a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"byname, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquetappellation, appellative, designation, denomination - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
	2.	cognomen - the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)family name, last name, surnamename - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"maiden name - a woman's surname before marriage

cognomen

nounThe word or words by which one is called and identified:appellation, appellative, denomination, designation, epithet, name, nickname, style, tag, title.Slang: handle, moniker.

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