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

That cognomen came from a mistranslation of the Russian word grozny, which means something closer to "awe inspiring."

From Time Magazine Archive

Nell Blossom held a certain influence over him that 10 “Dick the Devil”—his boasted cognomen among his admirers—was loath to acknowledge.

From The Heart of Canyon Pass by Holmes, Thomas K.