cognomen

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1)  A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.
 * , any epithet used similar to the Roman cognomina.
 * , a family name.
 * , any epithet used similar to the Roman cognomina.
 * , a family name.
 * , a family name.
 * , a family name.
 * , a family name.

Usage notes
As officially used, Roman cognomina were typically not descriptive of any given person but were carried down from a famous ancestor so described, particularly those who held a high office like consul under the Republic, and indicate that ancestor's branch of the larger family. Personal epithets are sometimes further distinguished as, in which case cognomen is only used to describe such clan names.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Italian:
 * Latin: cōgnōmen
 * Macedonian: пре́зиме
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, familienavn, slektsnavn
 * Russian:


 * German: ,
 * Greek: ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Greek: ,
 * Irish:
 * Italian: ,
 * Macedonian: пре́кар
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: tilnavn,
 * Spanish:


 * Interlingua:

Etymology
From. The g is from false association, or analogy, with

Noun

 * 1) surname
 * 2) third part of a formal name
 * 3) an additional name derived from some characteristic; a nickname

Etymology
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