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cognomen

cog·no·men

US/kɒɡˈnoʊ.mən/ uncommon literary

noun

1.

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

  • “Joe”
  • “;”
  • “s nickname was Slim”
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2.

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

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Origin

From Latin cognōmen, from con- (“with”) + nōmen (“name; family name”).

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