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Cognomen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cognomen noun A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.

Senses

Cognomen is used for these senses in English:

  • cognomen (historical) A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.

cognomen — full definition

  1. noun A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.
  2. noun Synonym of nickname, any epithet used similar to the Roman cognomina.
  3. noun Synonym of surname, a family name.

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