Synonyms of cognomen

cognomen

noun

käg-ˈnō-mən 

1

as in nickname

a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual

richly deserved the cognomen of "Butterfingers"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nickname
• epithet
• surname
• moniker
• sobriquet
• pseudonym
• alias
• byname
• appellation
• label
• title
• designation
• tag
• denomination
• handle
• denotation
• pen name
• anonym
• nom de plume
• nom de guerre

2

as in moniker

a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known

"Christopher Columbus" is the Latinized cognomen of the navigator who was known to his Spanish crewmates as Cristóbal Colón

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moniker
• name
• title
• nickname
• epithet
• nomenclature
• appellation
• surname
• designation
• pseudonym
• appellative
• denomination
• banner
• denotation
• compellation
• sobriquet
• patronymic
• handle
• diminutive
• forename
• alias
• first name
• given name
• label
• maiden name
• byname
• Christian name
• middle name
• family name
• tag
• baptismal name
• matronymic
• vernacular
• binomial
• misnomer
• pen name
• trademark
• monomial
• brand name
• cryptonym
• trade name
• nom de plume
• rubric
• hypocorism
• nom de guerre
• trivial name

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cognomen

Part of the Tuscia — cognomen of lush forested Viterbo, crossed by the ancient Roman Francigena road and land of the Etruscans before that — Gradoli is also volcanic. —Susan H. Gordon, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021

The cognomen, or surname, of the Oba is Ekpen-owa, or home leopard. —NOLA.com, 1 Feb. 2021

Moore submitted dozens of wonderful, wondrous cognomens, including Mongoose Civique, Regina-rex, Aeroterre, Dearborn Diamanté and the deathless Utopian Turtletop. —Dan Neil, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2020

Denmark, Iceland, Hungary and Saudi Arabia also enforce specific naming conventions where common American cognomens might not make the cut. —Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 26 Sep. 2017