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
Matronymic and cognomen are semantically related In some cases you can use "Matronymic" instead a noun "Cognomen".
Matronymic
Matronymic noun - A name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor.
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Synonyms for Matronymic
Cognomen and matronymic are semantically related in someone topic. You can use "Cognomen" instead a noun "Matronymic", if it concerns topics such as family name.
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Related pairs
- handle and cognomen
- handle and matronymic
- style and cognomen
- style and matronymic
- name and cognomen
- name and matronymic
- denomination and cognomen
- denomination and matronymic
- appellation and cognomen
- appellation and matronymic
- label and cognomen
- label and matronymic
- designation and cognomen
- designation and matronymic
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