agnomen

Example Sentences

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While its most familiar building is a Catholic cathedral and its most famous sports franchise carries a heavenly agnomen, New Orleans lacks a non-gridiron saint.

From Washington Times • Mar. 25, 2017

To counteract the confusion that would inevitably arise, an agnomen or "tee-name" is usually appended.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner

To these names was sometimes added another, the agnomen, given for some exploit, or to show that the person was adopted from some other gens.

From Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. by Pennell, Robert Franklin

I was a little anxious to know whether her ladyship would honour me with an agnomen.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 04 by Edgeworth, Maria

Sometimes there was also a fourth name, called the agnomen, added from some illustrious action, or remarkable event.

From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Dillaway, Charles K.