cognomen

noun, plural cog·no·mens, cog·nom·i·na

[-nom-uh-nuh] .

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:
1800–10; < Latin, equivalent to co- co- + nōmen name, with -g- on model of nōscī: cognōscī; see cognition

Related forms

cog·nom·i·nal

[kog-nom-uh-nuh

l, -noh-muh-] , adjective

cog·nom·i·nal·ly, adverb

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cognomen (kɒɡˈnəʊmɛn)

—n , pl -nomens, -nomina
	agnomen nomen See also praenomen (originally) an ancient Roman's third name or nickname, which later became his family name

[C19: from Latin: additional name, from co- together + nōmen name; influenced in form by cognōscere to learn]

cognominal

—*adj*

cog'nominally

—*adv*

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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).

Example sentences

Roman cognomen, does not necessarily imply that it was given in recollection.

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agnomen

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