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

A vagrant project, of the type that annually prowls unheralded into a vacant theatre during the Lenten season of depression and low rentals, appeared under this curious cognomen.

From Time Magazine Archive

—Why is, and when first was, this fraternal cognomen bestowed upon the United States of America?

From Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 86, June 21, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various