cognomen
[ kog-noh-muhn ]
noun,plural cog·no·mens, cog·nom·i·na [kog-nom-uh-nuh]. /kɒgˈnɒm ə nə/.
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
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How to use cognomen in a sentence
The well known cognominal mess is so called from being cooked therein.
British Dictionary definitions for cognomen
cognomen
/ (kɒɡˈnəʊmɛn) /
Origin of cognomen
1C19: from Latin: additional name, from co- together + nōmen name; influenced in form by cognōscere to learn
Derived forms of cognomen
- cognominal (kɒɡˈnɒmɪnəl, -ˈnəʊ-), adjective
- cognominally, adverb
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