cognomina

Variant of cognomen

noun pl. cognomens or cognomina

  1. the third or family name of an ancient Roman (Ex.: Marcus Tullius Cicero)
  2. any family name; surname; last name
  3. any name; esp., a nickname

Origin: L < co-, with + nomen, name: sp. infl. by assoc. with *gnomen < Gr gnōma, mark, token: akin to L gnoscere, know

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