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cognomen
n.
family name; nickname, shortened form of a name; 3rd name of a citizen of ancient Rome
Cognomen
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cognomen (, ; Latin plural
cognomina;
con- "together with" and
(g)nomen "name") was the third name of a citizen of
ancient Rome, under
Roman naming conventions. Initially, it was a
nickname, but it lost that purpose when it became hereditary. Hereditary
cognomina were used to augment the second name (the
family name, or clan name) in order to identify a particular branch within a family or family within a clan. The term has also taken on other contemporary meanings.
cognomen
Noun
1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"
(synonym) nickname, moniker, sobriquet, soubriquet
(hypernym) appellation, denomination, designation, appellative
2. the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
(synonym) surname, family name, last name
(hypernym) name
(hyponym) maiden name
Cognomen
(n.)
The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family.
(n.)
A surname.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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surname| family/3rd name; name (additional/derived from a characteristic)
