Cryptonym
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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- handle and cryptonym
- handle and cognomen
- name and cryptonym
- name and cognomen
- denomination and cryptonym
- denomination and cognomen
- appellation and cryptonym
- appellation and cognomen
- designation and cryptonym
- designation and cognomen
- title and cryptonym
- title and cognomen
- denotation and cryptonym
- denotation and cognomen
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Cognomen and Cryptonym. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cryptonym/cognomen
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