Agnomen and Nickname

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Agnomen noun - An additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in `Ferdinand the Great').

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Nickname and agnomen are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nickname" instead a noun "Agnomen".

Nickname noun - A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.

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Agnomen and nickname are semantically related. You can use "Agnomen" instead a noun "Nickname".

Nearby Words: nicknamed, nicknaming

Some famous (or infamous) Romans got a fourth name (agnomen) for their achievements, such as Lucius Cornelius Sulla, who got the nickname Felix (fortunate).

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