cognomina

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US/kɒɡˈnɒm.ə.nə/

A form of cognomen — A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of cognomen

    […] it was thus possible in the course of time for one person to bear several cognomina.

    1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages xv–xvi
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APA

cognomina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cognomina

MLA

“cognomina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cognomina. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cognomina,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cognomina.

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