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Cognomen

noun

A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name). Synonyms: byname, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet. "Henry's nickname was Slim"

The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name). Synonyms: family name, last name, surname.

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"Cognomen" Quotes from Famous Books

... Can Grande is fine, although much simpler: it has three stories. He lies on the lowest floor, in robes of state, composed to his last sleep, while on the summit he looks down from his horse, a full-armed warrior. Four big dogs, from whom he took his enigmatic cognomen (although the canine proclivity did not begin with him, as his ancestor was Mastino), support the tomb, each bearing a shield with the arms of ...

— Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 • Various

... I can trace its derivation," said the professor simply. "Doubtless when I first became a member of the faculty the appellation, or, let me see, is it an appellation or a cognomen, as you commonly ...

— Winning His "W" - A Story of Freshman Year at College • Everett Titsworth Tomlinson

Words linked to "Cognomen" : maiden name, appellative, appellation, name, denomination, soubriquet, designation