Cognomen
Cognomen noun - A word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known.
Usage example: “Christopher Columbus” is the Latinized cognomen of the navigator who was known to his Spanish crewmates as Cristóbal Colón
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Synonyms for Cognomen
Forename
Forename noun - A name that is placed before one's family name.
Usage example: a long string of forenames was given to the latest addition to the royal family
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- handle and cognomen
- handle and forename
- name and cognomen
- name and forename
- denomination and cognomen
- denomination and forename
- appellation and cognomen
- appellation and forename
- designation and cognomen
- designation and forename
- title and cognomen
- title and forename
- nickname and cognomen
- nickname and forename
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They were also given a generic, relatively unimportant forename at birth simply to differentiate them from their siblings until they got their other name, a cognomen that was essentially a nickname (it later became hereditary, and identified branches of a family).
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