Cognomen
[kɒg'nəʊmən]
Definition
(n.) The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family.
(n.) A surname.
Checker: Thomas
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Surname, family name.
Typed by Hannah
Definition
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.
Editor: Percival
Examples
- Sorrow and misfortune overtake the legislature that still from year to year permits Tahoe to retain its unmusical cognomen! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Justinian, however, abandoned such cognomen as of evil omen, and called it The Western Pass, by which title it was generally called by the Melnosians. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Edited by Jessica