Definition of cognomina Cognomina
cog•nom•i•na
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What does cognomina mean?
Wiktionary 
- cognomina (Noun)
Plural of cognomen.
Part of speech
🔤- cognomina, noun, plural of cognomen.
WordNet
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| cognomen - the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) | ||
| surname, family name, last name | ||
| name by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law" | ||
| cognomen - 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" | ||
| nickname, moniker, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname | ||
| appellation, appellative, denomination, designation identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cognomen (n.)
The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family. - cognomen (n.)
A surname.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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cognomen
An informal, often humorous name; a name that is either connected to the real name, the personality, the appearance or an anecdote.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cognomen
kog-nō′men, n. a surname: a nickname: a name: the last of the three names of an individual among the Romans, indicating the house or family to which he belonged.—adj. Cognom′inal, like-named: relating to a cognomen.—v.t. Cognom′inate, to name.—n. Cognominā′tion. [L.,—co-, together, nomen, gnomen, a name—noscĕre, gnoscĕre, to know.]
