cognomen

[ kog-noh-muh n ]
/ kɒgˈnoʊ mən /
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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

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

OTHER WORDS FROM cognomen

cog·nom·i·nal [kog-nom-uh-nuh l, -noh-muh-] /kɒgˈnɒm ə nəl, -ˈnoʊ mə-/, adjective cog·nom·i·nal·ly, adverb

Words nearby cognomen

cognitivism, cognizable, cognizance, cognizant, cognize, cognomen, cognoscenti, cognoscible, cognoscitive, cognovit, cogon

Words related to cognomen

handle, title, epithet, surname, moniker, nickname

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British Dictionary definitions for cognomen

cognomen
/ (kɒɡˈnəʊmɛn) /

noun plural -nomens or -nomina (-ˈnɒmɪnə, -ˈnəʊ-)

(originally) an ancient Roman's third name or nickname, which later became his family name See also agnomen, nomen, praenomen

Derived forms of cognomen

cognominal (kɒɡˈnɒmɪnəl, -ˈnəʊ-), adjective cognominally, adverb

Word Origin for cognomen

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