cognomen
Example Sentences
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And people have continued to find it risibly apposite ever since - especially in conjunction with the equally commonplace cognomen, Will.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2015
Retief Goosen - “Goose” Our second cognomen derived from a last name, which should rank it lower on the list.
From Golf Digest • Oct. 16, 2013
Its most evocative cognomen is The Porchcrawler—one unhyphenated word, with the crunch of consonants enhancing its cinematic imagery.
From Slate • Jul. 6, 2012
On the grounds that their name was too difficult to spell and pronounce, the couple petitioned Los Angeles County Superior Court for a legal change of cognomen.
From Time Magazine Archive
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As it belongs to a gentleman of that name, it is generally supposed in Antigua, to derive its cognomen from that cause.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.