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
Given name and cognomen are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Given name" instead a noun "Cognomen".
Given name
Given name noun - A name that is placed before one's family name.
Usage example: everyone calls me Jack, but my given name is John
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Synonyms for Given name
Cognomen and given name are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cognomen" instead a noun phrase "Given name".
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Related pairs
- handle and cognomen
- handle and given name
- name and cognomen
- name and given name
- denomination and cognomen
- denomination and given name
- appellation and cognomen
- appellation and given name
- designation and cognomen
- designation and given name
- title and cognomen
- title and given name
- nickname and cognomen
- nickname and given name
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