Cognomen Definition

kŏg-nōmən
cognomens, cognomina
noun
cognomens
Any family name; surname; last name.
Webster's New World
The third or family name of an ancient Roman (Ex.: Marcus Tullius Cicero)
Webster's New World
Any name; esp., a nickname.
Webster's New World

Surname.

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Other Word Forms of Cognomen

Noun

Singular:
cognomen
Plural:
cognomens, cognomina

Origin of Cognomen

  • Latin cognōmen co-, con- co- (influenced by cognōscere to know) nōmen name nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin co- (“together, with”) + nōmen (“name”).

    From Wiktionary

Cognomen Sentence Examples

  • He accepted,or appeared to accept, the cognomen of Nero conferred upon him by the shouts of the populace, whom his comparative youth and the effeminacy of his appearance reminded of their lost favourite.

  • Mummius was the first novas homo of plebeian origin who received a distinctive cognomen for military services.

  • Male and female citizens, especially from the 1st century A.D. onwards, usually had a cognomen after their gentilicium.

  • His relief of Messana obtained him the cognomen Messalla, which remained in the family for nearly 800 years.

  • Of equestrian rank, his name Pontius suggests a Samnite origin, and his cognomen in the gospels, pileatus (if derived from the pileus or cap of liberty), descent from a freedman.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOG

Words Ending With

NENMEN

Unscrambles

cognomen

Words Starting With C and Ending With N

Starts With C & Ends With NStarts With CO & Ends With NStarts With C & Ends With EN

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With C8 Letter Words Ending With N