cognomen

noun

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

a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

Roots

cumco- · Latin · together nomen-nomen · Latin · name

Synonyms for cognomen

bynamen sobriquetn monikern nicknamen surnamen agnomenn praenomenn nomen matronymicn namen patronymicn appellationn appellativen epithetn cryptonym eponymn

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Where does cognomen come from?

The word cognomen breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: co-, from Latin cum (“together”); and -nomen, from Latin nomen (“name”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.