agnomen

agnomen Definition

ag·no·men (ag nō′mən)

noun pl. ag·nom′i·na-näm′i nə

in ancient Rome, a name added to the cognomen, esp. as an epithet honoring some achievement
a nickname

Etymology: L < ad-, to + nomen, name

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