agname

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noun

An appellation over and above the given name and surname.

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nounagname (plural agnames)

plural agnames

  1. An appellation over and above the given name and surname.

    Synonyms: agnomen

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nounAn appellation over and above the given name and surname.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  6. Proto-Italic*nōmn̥
  7. Latinnōmen
  8. Latinagnōmen
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  10. Proto-Germanic*namô
  11. Proto-West Germanic*namō
  12. Old Englishnama
  13. Middle Englishname
  14. Englishname
  15. Englishagname

From Latin agnōmen, with the second element replaced with name. By surface analysis, ag- + name.

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APA

agname. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agname

MLA

“agname.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agname. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agname,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agname.

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