cognomen English

Meaning cognomen meaning

What does cognomen mean?

cognomen

— noun (= surname) the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)

— noun (= nickname) a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph Henry's nickname was Slim

Synonyms cognomen synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as cognomen?

cognomen English » English

nickname

surname

sobriquet

last name

moniker

family name

byname

appellation

soubriquet

epithet

title

name

agnomen

surnames

pseudonym

pearl barley

byword

alias