Look up: agnomen

1. agnomen
   In the Roman naming convention used in Rome, male names typically contain 3 proper nouns which were classified as praenomen (or given name), nomen (or gens name) and cognomen. Sometimes a second cognomen (called agnomen) was added to make a distinction within families. A few of these were inherited like the cognomen, thus establishing a family with…
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2. Agnomen
   Ag·no'men (ăg*nō'mĕn) noun [ Latin ; ad + nomen name.] 1. An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus . ...
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3. agnomen
   1. An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, or account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus. ... 2. An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; as, Aristides the Just. ... Origin: L.; ad + nomen name. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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4. agnomen
   noun an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in `Ferdinand the Great`)
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5. Agnomen
   • (n.) An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus. • (n.) An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; as, Aristides the Just.
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6. agnomen
   (from the article `name`) ...`silent.` Thus the Roman name eventually consisted of three parts: Marcus Tullius Cicero, Gaius Julius Caesar. In addition, a person might acquire ...
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7. agnomen
   agnomen A second cognomen or fourth name, occasionally assumed by Romans; hence loosely, an additional name subsequently acquired.
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8. Agnomen
   An `agnomen` (plural: agnomina; ), in the Roman naming convention, was a nickname, just as the cognomen was initially. However, the cognomina eventually became family names, so agnomina were needed to distinguish between similarly named persons. However, as the ...
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