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agnomen

[ ag-noh-muhn ]

noun

plural agnomina
  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 yvlog Forms

  • ·Դdz··Բ [ag-, nom, -, uh, -nl], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of agnomen1

1745–55; < Late Latin, equivalent to ad- ad- + ō name, with alteration to ag- through influence of ō; agnize
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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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