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agnomen
[ ag-noh-muhn ]
noun
plural agnomina
- 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 ).
- a nickname.
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Derived Forms
- agnominal, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms
- ·Դdz··Բ [ag-, nom, -, uh, -nl], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of agnomen1
C18: from Late Latin, from ad- in addition to + ō name
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While its most familiar building is a Catholic cathedral and its most famous sports franchise carries a heavenly agnomen, New Orleans lacks a non-gridiron saint.
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Why old Antony was persuaded of the devil to christen his second child by the ungodly agnomen of Henry, we are not informed.
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To counteract the confusion that would inevitably arise, an agnomen or "tee-name" is usually appended.
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Sometimes there was also a fourth name, called the agnomen, added from some illustrious action, or remarkable event.
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I was a little anxious to know whether her ladyship would honour me with an agnomen.
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