Associations to the word «Cognomen»

Wiktionary

COGNOMEN, noun. Surname
COGNOMEN, noun. The third part of the name of a citizen of ancient Rome
COGNOMEN, noun. A nickname or epithet by which someone is identified; a byname; a moniker or sobriquet

Dictionary definition

COGNOMEN, 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".
COGNOMEN, noun. The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name).

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn