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COGNOMINAL

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cog⋅no⋅men

  [kog-noh-muhn]
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–noun, plural -no⋅mens, -nom⋅i⋅na  [-nom-uh-nuh] .
1. a surname.
2. any name, esp. a nickname.
3. 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:
1800–10; < L, equiv. to co- co- + nōmen name, with -g- on model of nōscī: cognōscī; see cognition

Related forms:
cog⋅nom⋅i⋅nal  [kog-nom-uh-nuhl, -noh-muh-] , adjective
cog⋅nom⋅i⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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cog·no·men   (kŏg-nō'mən)   
n.   pl. cog·no·mens or cog·nom·i·na (-nŏm'ə-nə)

    1. A family name; a surname.

    2. 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.


[Latin cognōmen : co-, con-, co- (influenced by cognōscere, to know) + nōmen, name; see n-men- in Indo-European roots.]
cog·nom'i·nal (-nŏm'ə-nəl) adj.
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Word Origin & History

cognomen 
1809, from L. com- "with" + (g)nomen "name." Third or family name of a Roman citizen (Caius Julius Cæsar).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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