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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cog·no·men \\käg-ˈnō-mən, ˈkäg-nə-\\ noun ( plural cognomens or cog·no·mi·na \\käg-ˈnä-mə-nə, -ˈnō-\\) ETYMOLOGY Latin, irregular from co- + nomen name — more at name
DATE 1691
1. surname ; especially : the third of usually three names borne by a male citizen of ancient Rome — compare nomen , praenomen 2. name ; especially : a distinguishing nickname or epithet• cog·nom·i·nal \\käg-ˈnä-mə-n əl\\ adjective
cognomen
1809, from L. com- "with" + (g)nomen "name." Third or family name of a Roman citizen (Caius Julius Cæsar).
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cog·no·men\kägˈnōmən\ noun( plural cognomens \-ənz\ ; or cog·nom·i·na \-nämənə, -nōm-\) Etymology: Latin, from co- + -gnomen, alteration (influenced by gnoscere to know) of nomen name — more at name , know 1. : surname < having the cognomen Smith >especially : the third of the usual three names of a person among the ancient Romans — compare praenomen , nomen ; see agnomen 2. : name ; especially : a distinguishing nickname or epithet < who gained, and richly earned, the cognomen of Tom-Tom — G.W.Johnson >
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