Wednesday, July 1, 2015
cognomen
The cognomen (/kɒɡˈnoʊmɛn/, /ˈkɒɡnəmən/; Latin: [koːŋˈnoːmen]; Latin plural cōgnōmina; con- "together with" and (g)nōmen "name") was the third name of a citizen of ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. The cognomen started as a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditary. Hereditary cognomina were used to augment the second name (the family name,
or clan name) in order to identify a particular branch within a family
or family within a clan. Outside of this particular use of the word, the
term has taken on a variety of other meanings in the contemporary era.
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