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agnomen

[ ag-noh-muhn ]

noun

, plural ag·nom·i·na [ag-, nom, -, uh, -n, uh].
  1. an additional, fourth name given to a person by the ancient Romans in allusion to some achievement or other circumstance, as “Africanus” in “Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus.” Compare cognomen ( def 3 ).
  2. a nickname.


agnomen

/ æɡˈnɒmɪnəl; æɡˈnəʊmɛn /

noun

  1. the fourth name or second cognomen occasionally acquired by an ancient Roman See also cognomen nomen praenomen
  2. another word for nickname
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • agnominal, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ag·nom·i·nal [ag-, nom, -, uh, -nl], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of agnomen1

1745–55; < Late Latin, equivalent to ad- ad- + nōmen name, with alteration to ag- through influence of agnōscere; agnize
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Word History and Origins

Origin of agnomen1

C18: from Late Latin, from ad- in addition to + nōmen name
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Example Sentences

It was this slight connection with ‘the trade’ which gained for Cromwell the agnomen of ‘the brewer.’

A blank is here in the MS. Agnomen is found in some of the others.

He obtained the Agnomen of Numidicus for his services in the Jugurthine war.

To counteract the confusion that would inevitably arise, an agnomen or "tee-name" is usually appended.

Sometimes there was also a fourth name, called the agnomen, added from some illustrious action, or remarkable event.

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