agnomina

Variant of agnomen

agnomen definition

ag·no·men (ag nō′mən)

noun pl. agnomina ag·nom′i·na (-näm′i nə)

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

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

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