COGNOMINA

COGNOMEN

surname, family name, cognomen, last name

(noun) the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member’s given name)

nickname, moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname

(noun) a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person’s given name); “Joe’s mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph”; “Henry’s nickname was Slim”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

cognomina

plural of cognomen

Source: Wiktionary


COGNOMEN

Cog*no"men, n. Etym: [L.: co- + (g)nomen name.]

1. The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family.

2. (Eng. Law)

Definition: A surname.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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