cognomen
A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient RomansA personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.
Meaning
3 senses(historical)A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.
Julius Caesar's actual name was Gaius Iulius Caesar. Gaius was his praenomen or forename, Iulius his nomen or surname, and Caesar his cognomen, denoting which part of the Iulius family he belonged to.
Cognomen, Kognomen, Nachname
когноменkognomen, фами́лияfamílija
the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
(humorous, literary)Synonym of nickname, any epithet used similar to the Roman cognomina.
(humorous, literary, uncommon)Synonym of surname, a family name.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin cognōmen, from con- (“with”) + nōmen (“name; family name”).From Latin cognōmen, from con- (“with”) + nōmen (“name; family name”).
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Forms
plural: cognomens / cognominaSynonyms
10 synonyms- the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name):surnamefamily namelast name
- a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name):nicknamemonikersobriquetsoubriquetbyname
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular