Cognomen

Word COGNOMEN
Character 8
Hyphenation cog no men
Pronunciations /kɒɡˈnoʊ.mən/

Definitions and meanings of "Cognomen"

What do we mean by cognomen?

A family name; a surname. noun

The third and usually last name of a citizen of ancient Rome, as Caesar in Gaius Julius Caesar. noun

A name, especially a descriptive nickname or epithet acquired through usage over a period of time. noun

A surname; a distinguishing name; specifically, the last of the three names by which a Roman of good family was known, indicating the house to which he belonged. See name. noun

Loosely, a name, whether a given name, surname, or distinguishing epithet. noun

The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family. noun

A surname. noun

Surname noun

The third part of the name of a citizen of ancient Rome noun

A nickname or epithet by which someone is identified; a byname; a moniker or sobriquet noun

A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) noun

The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) noun

Surname.

The third part of the name of a citizen of Ancient Rome.

A nickname or epithet by which someone is identified.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cognomen

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The word "cognomen" in example sentences

Anderson: Lawyerly Type, your cognomen is mischosen. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I see that a daily paper in New York whose cognomen is borrowed from a very large object, has suggested that Secretary Seward should retire from Mr. Johnson's Cabinet in order to conciliate these Southern traitors, he being to them a very offensive object. ❋ Unknown (1865)

Colleen McCullough in her 'Masters of Rome' series managed the profusion of Julias using dimunitives (Julia, Julilla), nicknames (two little girls called Ju-ju and Lia) and a sort of 'cognomen' addition e.g. ❋ Carla (2006)

That might not be quite it, because what I'm thinking of is like cognomen but for fitting in the line of poetry, and I don't know if there's a separate word for that. ❋ Timprov (2010)

Under this appellation, he released fifteen or so albums (including the pop gem Adam's Apple), contributed material to soundtracks such as High Fidelity, been joined onstage and on recordings by a total of artists too large to tally here, and he is a critically-acclaimed writer (Listerine: The Life And Opinions Of Lawrence Stern) and novelist (Misfortune) under his Stace cognomen. ❋ Mike Ragogna (2010)

The name was chosen because “Lucifer, the ancient name of the Morning Star, now called Venus, seems to us unsurpassed as a cognomen for a journal whose mission is to bring light to the dwellers in darkness.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

"It means this," replied Oril, for that was the cognomen of his new friend. ❋ Johnny Pez (2009)

Usually in Kracton this cognomen of facial appearance would all be taken as a sign of intelligence headed toward an adulthood of wisdom. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Metellus Artorius Maximus is not a Roman name, it's three cognomen strung together. ❋ Liviu (2009)

Metellus is an unhappy choice of name then, because not only is a cognomen used as praenomen, but it's also one of those cognomen closely associated with one powerful family. ❋ Liviu (2009)

If the guy's cognomen is Metellus, he should belong to the gens Caecilia and that should show in his name: Quintus or Marcus, or Lucius Caecilius Metellus. ❋ Liviu (2009)

He had been long identified with the Bailie, and he was vain of the cognomen which he had now worn for eight years; and he questioned if any of his brethren in the Council had given such universal satisfaction. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But there is another dimension to this particular 'blood libel' which has also not failed to leave its mark, historically speaking, on the peoples of the world and that is "Judas"'cognomen "Iscariot." ❋ Unknown (2008)

But there is another dimension to this particular 'blood libel' which has also not failed to leave its mark, historically speaking, on the peoples of the world and that is 'Judas' 'second name or cognomen' Iscariot. ' ❋ Unknown (2008)

There it joins samizdat, policier, rustbelt, imbroglio, weltschwerz, kinslayer, cognomen and cartouche - all words that have tickled my fancy. ❋ DAVID BISHOP (2008)

Cross Reference for Cognomen

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What does cognomen mean?

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