ALL meanings of cognomen
cog·no·men
C c - noun cognomen (originally) an ancient Roman's third name or nickname, which later became his family name 3
- noun cognomen the third or family name of an ancient Roman (Ex.: Marcus Tullius Cicero) 3
- noun cognomen any family name; surname; last name 3
- noun cognomen any name; esp., a nickname 3
- noun cognomen An extra personal name given to an ancient Roman citizen, functioning rather like a nickname and typically passed down from father to son. 1
- noun plural cognomen a surname. 1
- noun plural cognomen any name, especially a nickname. 1
- noun plural cognomen the third and commonly the last name of a citizen of ancient Rome, indicating the person's house or family, as “Caesar” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”. Compare agnomen (def 1). 1
- noun cognomen the third part of the name of a citizen of ancient Rome. 0
- noun cognomen a nickname or epithet by which someone is identified; a byname; a moniker or sobriquet. 0