affectionate name, binomen, cryptonym, empty title, family name, hyponym, married name, namesake, patronymic, proper noun, style, title
Definitionn. a familiar name for a person
Last update: July 29, 2015
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Of equestrian rank, his name Pontius suggests a Samnite origin, and his cognomen in the gospels, pileatus (if derived from the pileus or cap of liberty), descent from a freedman. [Please select]
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Afterwards the enemy was taken by him, he retaining the cognomen of "Archibald Bell-the-cat." [Please select]
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Singularly enough, his character fitted this cognomen rather well. [Please select]
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The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. [Please select]
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Heth--pronounced _Heath_ if you value his wife's good opinion--dwelt in the House of his cognomen. [Please select]
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Jack repeated Peter's cognomen--this time without rolling the syllables under his tongue--said that Mr. [Please select]
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Each individual has his prænomen, nomen, and cognomen, carefully indicated, together with the names of his father, tribe, and country. [Please select]
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