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Synonyms
cog·no·men (kŏg-nṓmən)

[Latin cognōmen, co-, con-, co- (influenced by cognōscere, to know), + nōmen, name.]

noun: pl., -no·mens or -nom·i·na (-nŏḿə-nə) 

    1. A family name; a surname.
    2. The third and usually last name of a citizen of ancient Rome, as Caesar in Gaius Julius Caesar.
  2. A name, especially a descriptive nickname or epithet acquired through usage over a period of time.

derivatives

cog·noḿi·nal
adjective