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What is "cognomen" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does cognomen mean in English? Meaning of cognomen definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "cognomen" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "cognomen": a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

Noun

  • Meaning: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
  • Example: Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph Henry's nickname was Slim
  • Synonyms: byname cognomen moniker nickname sobriquet soubriquet
  • Hypernyms: appellation appellative denomination designation

    • Pronunciation in US: /kɒɡˈnoʊ.mən/

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

    Noun

  • Meaning: the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
  • Synonyms: cognomen family name last name surname
  • Hyponyms: maiden name
  • Hypernyms: name

    • Pronunciation in US: /kɒɡˈnoʊ.mən/

    Synonyms:

    handle, title, epithet, surname, moniker, nickname,

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