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cognomen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | family name, last name, surname |
| Type of | name |
| Has types | maiden name |
cognomen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | byname, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet |
| Type of | appellation, appellative, denomination, designation |
Examples of cognomen
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Some agnomina were inherited like cognomen were, thus establishing a sub-family.
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Cicero's cognomen, or personal surname, comes from the Latin for chickpea, cicer.
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He triumphed over Numidia in 106 and received his cognomen Numidicus at that time.
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He did not take his father's cognomen, Celer, but assumed his own, Secundus.
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The cognomen started as a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditary.
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As his adopted son took the same cognomen, Pliny founded a branch, the Plinii Secundi.
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By the late Republic, women also adopted the feminine form of their father's cognomen.
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The cognomen of Camillus was the denomination of the Roman acolytes of religious rituals.
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In short, was Everett wrong when he stated that Augustus used Octavianus as a cognomen?
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- Nickname: 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"
- Surname: the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
- A cognomen (/ku0252u0261u02C8nou028Amu0259n/, Latin:u00A0; Latin plural cu014Dgnu014Dmina; con- "together with" and (g)nu014Dmen "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...
- Surname; the third part of the name of a citizen of ancient Rome; a nickname or epithet by which someone is identified; a byname; a moniker or sobriquet
- Latin word for "name, family name, surname."
- (name of the family [sept] within the gens):
