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Synonyms for "cognomen" in English

Summary

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cognomen:
- surname; last name; family name; cognomen; nickname; sobriquet; moniker; byname; soubriquet

English

Detailed Synonyms for cognomen in English

cognomen:

cognomen [the ~] nomen

the cognomen

– the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) ¹
the surname; the last name; the family name; the cognomen
– the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) ¹
- surname [the ~] nomen
- last name [the ~] nomen
- family name [the ~] nomen
- cognomen [the ~] nomen
the cognomen

– a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) ¹
the nickname; the sobriquet; the moniker; the byname; the soubriquet; the cognomen
– a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) ¹
- nickname [the ~] nomen
  - Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph¹
  - Henry's nickname was Slim¹
- sobriquet [the ~] nomen
- moniker [the ~] nomen
- byname [the ~] nomen
- soubriquet [the ~] nomen
- cognomen [the ~] nomen

Related Words for "cognomen":

cognomina

Alternate Synonyms for "cognomen":

nickname; moniker; sobriquet; soubriquet; byname; appellation; denomination; designation; appellative
surname; family name; last name; name

Related Definitions for "cognomen":

the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)¹
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University