Meanings
plural agnames
- An appellation over and above the given name and surname.
Synonyms: agnomen
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn appellation over and above the given name and surname.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
- Proto-Italic*nōmn̥
- Latinnōmen
- Latinagnōmen
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
- Proto-Germanic*namô
- Proto-West Germanic*namō
- Old Englishnama
- Middle Englishname
- Englishname
- Englishagname
From Latin agnōmen, with the second element replaced with name. By surface analysis, ag- + name.
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Cite this entry
agname. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agname
“agname.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agname. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agname,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agname.
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