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cognomen

noun

1 cognomen

A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name).

synonyms: byname, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet.

Dutch: naam, alias, bijnaam, scheldnaam, schimpnaam, spotnaam
Polish: przezwisko, imionisko

2 cognomen

The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name).

synonyms: family name, last name, surname.

Roget 564: nomenclature; naming etc. v.; nuncupation, nomination, baptism; orismology; onomatopoeia; antonomasia.    name; appelation, appelative; designation, ... show more

Dutch: achternaam, familienaam, geslachtsnaam, van
Polish: nazwisko, godność


Moby thesaurus: affectionate name, agnomen, appellation, appellative, binomen, binomial name, byname, byword, cryptonym, denomination, designation, diminutive, empty title, epithet, eponym, euonym, family name, handle, honorific, hypocoristic ... show more.

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