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Meaning of "cognomen" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COGNOMEN

From Latin: additional name, from co- together + nōmen name; influenced in form by cognōscere to learn.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COGNOMEN

kɒɡˈnəʊmɛn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COGNOMEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cognomen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COGNOMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cognomen

The cognomen (/kɒɡˈnoʊmən/, Latin: ; Latin plural cōgnōmina; con- "together with" and (g)nōmen "name") refers to the third name of a citizen of ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. The cognomen started as a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditary. Hereditary cognomina were used to augment the second name (the family name, or clan name) in order to identify a particular branch within a family or family within a clan. Outside of this particular use of the word, the term has taken on a variety of other meanings in the contemporary era.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COGNOMEN

acumen · agnomen · amen · dolmen · examen · hymen · jazzmen · longbowmen · men · nomen · outdoorsmen · praenomen · prenomen · putamen · regimen · rumen · semen · supermen · Turkmen · Xiamen

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COGNOMEN

cognitive therapy · cognitively · cognitivism · cognitivity · cognizable · cognizably · cognizance · cognizant · cognize · cognizer · cognomina · cognominal · cognominally · cognominate · cognomination · cognosce · cognoscente · cognoscenti · cognoscible · cognovit

WORDS THAT END LIKE COGNOMEN

abdomen · anchorwomen · business women · congresswomen · fancy women · gentlewomen · lower abdomen · Newcomen · noblewomen · omen · policewomen · saleswomen · servicewomen · sportswomen · superwomen · Turkomen · washerwomen · well-women · women · yeomen

Synonyms and antonyms of cognomen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cognomen» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF COGNOMEN

Find out the translation of cognomen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cognomen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cognomen» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

别号
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

cognomen
570 millions of speakers
en

English

cognomen
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

कुलनाम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cognomen
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

прозвище
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

cognome
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

উপাধি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

surnom
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Cognomen
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Familienname
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

cognomen
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

cognomen
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Cognomen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biệt hiệu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அடைபெயர்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

आज्ञापत्र
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

lakap
70 millions of speakers
it

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cognome
65 millions of speakers
pl

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przydomek
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

прізвисько
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cognomen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cognomen
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

familienaam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cognomen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilnavnet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cognomen

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COGNOMEN»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of cognomen
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cognomen

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COGNOMEN»

Discover the use of cognomen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cognomen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Latin Dialect of the Ager Faliscus: 150 Years of Scholarship
COGNOMEN, [—] reic[lio] I [—] maxom[o] MF 98, [—majxomo H uoltilio MF 162, with COGNOMEN FILIATION, cauio : nomesUna : maxomo MF 272, uoltio □ uecineo I maxomo I iuneo LF 220, with COGNOMEN FILIATION; perhaps also ( either ...
Gabriël C. L. M. Bakkum, 2009
2
The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era: Exploring ...
When an auxiliary soldier retired and received citizenship, he typically adopted the praenomen and nomen of the current emperor and added his personal name as a cognomen. In the Greek- speaking East, a new Roman citizen would take a  ...
James S. Jeffers, 1999
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The Sessional Papers printed by order of The House of Lords ...
( 149 ) quibus etiam deficien domine Anne Lindsay filie legittime natu maxime Mr. g. Melville. dicti comitis de Crafurde et lindsay et heredibus masculis de corpore dict dne legittime procreadis dict cognomen et insignia domus et familie de ...
4
A New Method of Learning with Facility the Latin Tongue: ...
The particular furname called cognomen, was properly the name by which the different branches of the fame ftock or houfe, in eadem gente, were diftin^uilhed ; as when Livy fays that the houfe of the Potitians was divided into twelve families.
Claude Lancelot, Antoine Arnauld, Thomas Nugent, 1797
5
Ethnic Constructs in Antiquity: The Role of Power and Tradition
table e: epigraphically attested personae with ethnic nomen or cognomen referring to a relationship with the batavi 1-11: monumental inscriptions on stone or bronze; 12-16 instrumentum domesticum Grave goods, ethnicity, and the rhetoric of ...
Ton Derks, Nico Roymans, 2009
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Cognomen
The cognomen (English: /k no m n/, / k n m n/;Latin: Latin plural c gn mina; con- "together with" and (g)n men "name") was the third name of a citizen of Ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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To be a Roman: Topics in Roman Culture
The third name, the cognomen, usually marked the branch of the clan, such as the Caesarean branch of the Julian family. In the case of the Cornelian family, on the other hand, the cognomen made it possible to distinguish between the ...
Margaret A. Brucia, Gregory Neil Daugherty, 2007
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A DICTIONARY OF GREEK AND ROMAN ANTIQUITIES
Every Koiuan cmien, besidea belonging to a gsos, was also a member of a fan lia contained in a gens, am!, as a member of such a familia, he had or might have a third name or cognomen. Such cog- oomina were den Ted by the Romans from ...
9
The Word Leaps the Gap: Essays on Scripture and Theology in ...
As a Roman citizen, Paul was required by law to hold three names (i.e., the tria nomina): the praenomen, or given name; the nomen, or ancestral name; and the cognomen, or family name. In the eastern part of the Roman Empire, however, ...
J. Ross Wagner, Christopher Kavin Rowe, A. Katherine Grieb, 2008
10
Roman Slavery and Roman Material Culture
Father with Greek cognomen: 849 Father with Latin cognomen: 488 son with Greek son with Latin son with Greek son with Latin cognomen: 450 cognomen: 399 cognomen: 53 cognomen: 435 result was clear: of those who were the freeborn ...
Michele George, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COGNOMEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cognomen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bad, yes, but probably not bad enough: Thurman stops Collazo in 11
Keith “One Time” Thurman, to the halfway point of Saturday's 11th round, justified his cognomen, averaging about one punch landed per ... «15rounds.com, Jul 15»
2
Celebrating the best nicknames on the PGA Tour
Our second cognomen derived from a last name, which should rank it lower on the list. Then again, it got him an endorsement with a vodka ... «GolfDigest.com, Jun 15»
3
At Okonomi and Yuji Ramen, a Maritime Duet Makes Beautiful Flavors
... idea why the tubular bottom-dwellers have such a fantastical cognomen. Curled slices, orange and rippled, sit in a loose, translucent nikogori ... «Village Voice, Jun 15»
4
You need an epic to describe an epic
21, sometimes given the cognomen Elvira Madigan. Whatever. I think a more appropriate cognomen would be The Jon Kimura Parker. Why not ... «San Diego Reader, Jun 15»
5
Sound Effect, Episode 22: What's In A Name?
Gabriel Spitzer speaks with his cognomen Doppelganger about what information they share inadvertently by sharing the same name. Then ... «KPLU News for Seattle and the Northwest, Jun 15»
6
10th Anniversary Edition: The history of Jackson
Not so many years ago Jackson was known throughout this section of the state as "old Jackson," which cognomen was synonymous with ... «Southeast Missourian, Jun 15»
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Rebranding the Patriots, the NFL's bad boys
All he needs is a cognomen that conveys his gnomic mastery of football's dark arts. His sobriquet suggests itself: “Hoodwink.” Now for a motto to ... «Boston Globe, May 15»
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Haughty Dipshit Gregg Easterbrook Gone From ESPN
No more cognomen? No more lectures about going to church? I've been goofing Gregg Easterbrook for so long that I feel a tremendous sense ... «Deadspin, Apr 15»
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Name-Dropping At The NFL Draft
We're speaking about some fancy designations and high-flying cognomen here folks -- guys like the Jet-setting Emerson Boozer, Plaxico ... «Cardinals Insider, Apr 15»
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German experience in Australia during WW1 damaged road to …
The term “Australian” … is a “national” cognomen, signifying that the paper is published in Australia, by Australians and, first and foremost, ... «The Conversation AU, Apr 15»
REFERENCE
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