Found 2 items, similar to Cognomen.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cognomen cognomen n 1: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); “Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph”; “Henry's nickname was Slim” [syn: nickname, moniker, sobriquet, soubriquet] 2: the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) [syn: surname, family name, last name] [also: cognomina (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cognomen Cognomen \Cog*no"men\, n. [L.: co- + (g)nomen name.] 1. The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eng. Law) A surname. [1913 Webster]