About The Word Cognomen
Learn about the word Cognomen to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Cognomen definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Cognomen
| Cognomen Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Cognomen?
[n] the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
[n] a familiar name (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph" Synonyms | Synonyms for Cognomen: family name | last name | moniker | nickname | sobriquet | soubriquet | surname Related Terms | Find terms related to Cognomen: affectionate name | agnomen | appellation | appellative | binomen | binomial name | byname | byword | cryptonym | denomination | designation | diminutive | empty title | epithet | eponym | euonym | family name | handle | honorific | hypocoristic | hyponym | label | last name | maiden name | married name | matronymic | moniker | name | namesake | nickname | nomen | nomen nudum | patronymic | pet name | praenomen | proper name | proper noun | scientific name | secret name | sobriquet | style | surname | tag | tautonym | title | trinomen | trinomial name See Also | appellation | appellative | denomination | designation | maiden name | name Cognomen In Webster's Dictionary \Cog*no"men\, n. [L.: co- + (g)nomen name.]
1. The last of the three names of a person among the ancient
Romans, denoting his house or family.
2. (Eng. Law) A surname.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Dioscorea paniculata ‐ having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism…
- Hitless ‐ (of a batter) "he went hitless for three innings" [adj] having…
- Nematode ‐ unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both…
- Brake ‐ a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle [n] an area thickly…
- Acute ‐ a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation [adj]…
- Profit-maximizing ‐ making the profit as great as possible; "the profit-maximizing…
- Bird parker ‐ United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz…
- Chironomidae ‐ midges
- Interpersonal chemistry ‐ the way two individuals relate to each other; "their chemistry…
- Palatalized ‐ produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard…